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Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Mimicking Endocrine Tumor of the Pancreas: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Accessory spleen is an anomaly that is observed in about 10% of individuals by the autopsy study, and most accessory spleens are located close to the splenic hilum. Although accessory spleen is a frequently encountered entity, intrapancreatic accessory spleen (IPAS) is rarely recognized radiologically and is sometimes mistaken for another type of pancreatic neoplasm. Only 10 IPAS cases surgically resected as solid pancreatic mass have been reported in the English literature. We herein report a case of IPAS mimicking an endocrine tumor of the pancreas and review of the literature.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology and Regulation of Organ Function, Miyazaki University, School of Medicine, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan

    Shuichiro Uchiyama, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Masahide Hiyoshi, Jiro Ohuchida, Naoya Imamura, Motoaki Nagano & Hideki Hidaka

  2. Department of Pathology, Miyazaki University, School of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan

    Kenji Yorita & Yutaka Akiyama

  3. Nishiura Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan

    Motoshi Nishiura

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Uchiyama, S., Chijiiwa, K., Hiyoshi, M. et al. Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Mimicking Endocrine Tumor of the Pancreas: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Surg 12, 1471–1473 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0325-6

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