PMID: 20100401Jan 27, 2010Paper

Case note: intrapancreatic accessory spleen mimicking a pancreatic endocrine tumour.

Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie
Lossany TouréFrançois Mosimann

Abstract

We report a case of intrapancreatic accessory spleen that was initially misdiagnosed as an endocrine tumour. Although rare, this anomaly should be included in the differential diagnosis of caudal pancreatic masses to avoid unnecessary surgeries.

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