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Chronic Splenic Abscess as the First Manifestation of Pancreatic Tail Tumor

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Pancreatic carcinoma is still associated with a poor survival due to the late presentation. Excluding head of pancreas tumor, manifestations are often vague resulting in delayed diagnosis. Manifestations as infective complications are rare, and in topic countries where infection remains common, diagnosis will be further delayed. We report a rare case of pancreatic tail carcinoma that manifested as chronic splenic abscess.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA, 1710, Brunei Darussalam

    Vui Heng Chong

  2. Division of Palliative Care, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA, 1710, Brunei Darussalam

    Muhd Syafiq Abdullah

  3. Department of Radiology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA, 1710, Brunei Darussalam

    S. Sangkarakumar

  4. Department of Surgery, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA, 1710, Brunei Darussalam

    Varkey Vallikad Mathew

  5. Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA, 1710, Brunei Darussalam

    Pemasari Upali Telisinghe

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Chong, V.H., Abdullah, M.S., Sangkarakumar, S. et al. Chronic Splenic Abscess as the First Manifestation of Pancreatic Tail Tumor. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 3), 1504–1505 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1137-z

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