Splenule disguised as pancreatic mass: elucidated with SPECT liver-spleen scintigraphy.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2014
Abstract
Splenules are congenital foci of healthy splenic tissue that are separate from the main body but are structurally identical to the spleen, derived from mesenchymal buds on the left side of the mesogastrium and commonly seen in or near the tail of the pancreas. We report a case of a 58-year-old male who was found to have a pancreatic tail mass on contrast-enhanced abdominal CT, which was similarly disguised as a pancreatic tail mass on both magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and abdominal MRI. A liver spleen scintigraph with Tc sulfur colloid later proved the mass to be a splenule.
Volume
39
Issue
9
First Page
405
Last Page
406
ISSN
1536-0229
Published In/Presented At
Shah, M., Mcclelland, A., Moadel, R., Javed, A. A., & Freeman, L. M. (2014). Splenule disguised as pancreatic mass: elucidated with SPECT liver-spleen scintigraphy. Clinical nuclear medicine, 39(9), e405–e406. https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182a75829
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
24097009
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article