| Autor: |
U. Contractor, MBBS, MRCS, I. Henderson, A. Zaitoun, MD, PHD, FRCPath |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Human Pathology: Case Reports, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 49-51 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2214-3300 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ehpc.2014.08.001 |
| Popis: |
Solid tumours in the tail of the pancreas may present a diagnostic dilemma if the clinical history, imaging features or cytology is not conclusive. The common differential diagnoses for a pancreatic tail mass are a primary malignancy, neuroendocrine tumour or a retroperitoneal tumour. However a comparison to the adjacent spleen on imaging may help identify aberrant splenic tissue. We present the case of an incidental finding of a solid tumour in the tail of the pancreas, which was resected and a histological diagnosis of an intrapancreatic spleen (IPAS) was made. A suspicion of IPAS when reviewing the imaging may have prevented the resection of a benign tumour. |
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