Intrapancreatic accessory spleen mimicking a neuroendocrine tumor: Magnetic resonance findings and possible diagnostic role of different nuclear medicine tests [3]

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1322-1323

  Brasca, Laura Elisabetta ^a   Zanello, A ^a   De Gaspari, A ^a   De Cobelli, F ^a   Zerbi, A ^a   Fazio, F ^b   Del Maschio, A ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTETREOTIDE IN 111;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LETTER; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SPLEEN;

EID: 3242813843     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Semelka RC, Custodio CM, Cem Balci N et al. (2000) Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas: spectrum of appearances on MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 11:141-148
2. Lebtahi R, Cadiot G, Marmuse JP et al. (1997) False-positive somatostatin receptor scintigraphy due to an accessory spleen. J Nucl Med 38:1979-1981
3. Halpert B, Alden ZA (1964) Accessory spleens in or at the tail of the pancreas: a survey of 2700 additional neoplasies. Arch Pathol 77:652-654
4. Ota T, Tei M, Yoshioka A et al. (1997) Intrapancreatic accessory spleen diagnosed by technetium-99m heat-damaged red blood cell SPECT. J Nucl Med 38:494-495