Spleen Scan for 68Ga-DOTATOC PET-Positive Pancreatic Tail Lesion: Differential Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumor from Accessory Spleen
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Accessory spleen in pancreatic tail
Intrapancreatic accessory spleens are common asymptomatic masses that generally cause no problems. Usually, they are incidentally found on imaging as a pancreatic mass and they pose a diagnostic and management dilemma due to equivocal imaging findings. Evolving imaging modalities and increasing use of endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspirate may result in the avoidance of unnecessary ope...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1869-3474,1869-3482
DOI: 10.1007/s13139-019-00626-6