Intrapancreatic accessory spleen mimicking a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour - An important but almost forgotten differential diagnosis
Intrapancreatic accessory spleen (IPAS) is a rare condition resulting from the failure of embryological splenic buds to fuse. Found in approximately 1.1% to 3.4% of the population, IPAS can present significant diagnostic challenges, often mimicking pancreatic tumours such as pancreatic neuroendocrin...
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| Main Authors: | Kaique Flavio Xavier Cardoso Filardi, José Donizeti de Meira Júnior, Thiago Nogueira Costa, André Montagnini, Ismael Dominguez-Rosado, Carlos Chan, José Jukemura, Paulo Herman |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Minimal Access Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmas.jmas_245_24 |
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