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Epidermal Inclusion Cyst in an Intra-pancreatic Accessory Spleen: a Differential Diagnosis for Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms and Review of the Literature

Authors: Hiang Jin Tan, Wei Li Neo, Ser Yee Lee, Brian Kim Poh Goh, Juinn Huar Kam

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 2/2019

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The incidence of accessory spleen is approximately 10% in autopsy findings, with the most frequent location being at the tail of the pancreas [1, 2]. Epidermoid cysts arising from ectopic spleen tissue in the tail of the pancreas are a benign and extremely rare pathology. At present, less than 50 cases were being reported in the English literature. This entity is not well characterized; we aim to shed some light in this rare entity with a brief literature review and our experience in two cases. …

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Title: Epidermal Inclusion Cyst in an Intra-pancreatic Accessory Spleen: a Differential Diagnosis for Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms and Review of the Literature
Authors: Hiang Jin Tan
Wei Li Neo
Ser Yee Lee
Brian Kim Poh Goh
Juinn Huar Kam
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-017-0002-2

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