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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 10/2018

01-10-2018 | GI Image

Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Masquerading as a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

Authors: Kevin J. Chan, Douglas Fenton-Lee

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 10/2018

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A 74-year-old male presented to his GP with a 5-week history of diarrhea. Subsequent CT of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a 27-mm lesion in the tail of the pancreas as well as a 27-mm exophytic lesion associated with the lesser curve of the stomach (Image 1). He was otherwise healthy with no significant co-morbidities. A diagnosis of synchronous gastric GIST and functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) was made. …
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Metadata
Title
Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Masquerading as a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
Authors
Kevin J. Chan
Douglas Fenton-Lee
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-018-3701-5

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