An Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen That Was Difficult to Diagnose Due to Temporal Changes after Splenectomy
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چکیده
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) and 99mTc sulfur colloid scintigraphy were useful for the diagnosis.
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دوره 57 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2018