A False Pancreatic Tumor

• Autor(a) principal: Lopes, Liliana Martins Coutinho Cabral e
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Duarte, José Alexandre Sousa, Velez, Ana Paula Hasse Azinhais, Bernardes, António José da Silva, Oliveira, Fernando José Martins Serra de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://revista.spcir.com/index.php/spcir/article/view/46

Introduction: Accessory(s) spleen(s) is the most frequent congenital anomaly of this organ. It`s atypical location, dimensions, the limitation of diagnostic procedures and the controversy regarding the treatment motivated the presentation of this case. Methods: Patient, 57 years, admited by syncope and dyspepsia. Diagnostic examinations showed a nodule in the uncinate process of the pancreas (3,3 x 2,6 cm) and an adjacent lymph node (2,1 x 1,1 cm). Without having a specific diagnosis, coeliotomy was helded and enucleation of the lesion was made, with histologic study that revealed “spleen tissue with expansion of the white pulp” and excision of a inter- cavo-aortic lymph node. Results: The histologic study revealed: “normal spleen tissue” and “reactive lymph node”. Conclusions: The possibility of dealing with an accessory spleen should always be considered in cases of intra-abdominal tumour formations. Keywords: Accessory spleen, Splenosis, Pancreatic tumor