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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2015

Ectopic spleen and liver hemangioma mimicking metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Christine C Engler, Johannes Lemke, Marko Kornmann, Thomas F Barth, Stefan A Schmidt, Doris Henne-Bruns

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christine C EnglerClinic of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Johannes LemkeClinic of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Marko KornmannClinic of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Thomas F BarthInstitute of Pathology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Stefan A SchmidtDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Doris Henne-BrunsClinic of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany. Electronic address: doris.henne-bruns@uniklinik-ulm.de.
Universität Ulm · DEUniversity Hospital Ulm · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic tumors comprise benign lesion and malignant lesion, most importantly pancreatic adenocarcinoma, acinar cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma or metastasis. Surgical resection provides the only chance for cure for malignant pancreatic tumors. In some cases, surgical resection is performed because a malignant lesion is suspected, however, histopathological examinations eventually reveal a benign lesion. Here, we report the case of a 49-year-old woman, who was initially diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas with metastasis to the liver. The patient underwent distal pancreatectomy and atypical liver resection. Surprisingly, however, histopathological examination revealed an intrapancreatic accessory spleen (IPAS) of the pancreatic tail as well as liver hemangioma. This unique case report highlights the impact of extensive preoperative examinations to differentiate benign and malignant pancreatic lesions and, possibly, prevent patients from unnecessary surgery.

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Intrapancreatic accessory spleenLiver hemangiomaMetastasisPancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

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PMID26670205
PMCPMC4701808
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