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Intrapancreatic accessory spleen: case report

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We report a rare case of intrapancreatic accessory spleen which radiologically mimicked a pancreatic hypervascular tumor. The diagnosis of an intrapancreatic accessory spleen should be considered when a pancreatic mass has the CT densities and/or MR signal intensities similar to those of the spleen, with and without contrast medium.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890, Japan, JP

    H. Churei & M. Nakajo

  2. Division of Radiological Technology, Kagoshima University Hospital, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890, Japan, JP

    H. Inoue

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  1. H. Churei
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Received: 29 October 1996/Accepted: 27 November 1996

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Churei, H., Inoue, H. & Nakajo, M. Intrapancreatic accessory spleen: case report. Abdom Imaging 23, 191–193 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900320

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