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12 May 2023: Articles

Challenging Diagnosis of Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen in the Tail of the Pancreas: A Case Report

Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease

Chaohui Xiao A , Yan Xu A , Fang Sun B , Changtian Li B , Rong Liu A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939324

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939324

Figure 2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results show that the morphology of the pancreas is normal. However, the tail of the pancreas shows irregular long T1 and long T2 signals with a maximum diameter of 1.4 cm, well-defined boundaries, and a continuous enhancement of the arterial phase. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography is recommended because MRI cannot identify the nature of the lesion. The suspicious lesion is indicated by the arrow. (A) T2; (B) T1 early arterial phase; (C) T1 extended phase; (D) T2 fat suppression phase; and (E) T1 late arterial phase.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923