Abstract
Accessory spleen (AS) is common anomaly, and 20% of AS cases occur in the pancreatic tail. An intrapancreatic AS can be difficult to distinguish from pancreatic neoplasms. In most cases, an AS is described as a hypervascular and solitary tumor, but an AS sometimes takes other forms. We herein report a rare case of an intrapancreatic AS with temporal changes in its appearance after splenectomy, which mimicked aspects of pancreatic cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and99mTc sulfur colloid scintigraphy were useful for the diagnosis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 681-685 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
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Keywords
- Accessory spleen
- EUS-FNA
- Splenectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
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