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- Title
Fusion anomaly of the pancreatic tail and spleen: a case report.
- Authors
Omeri, Ahmad; Matsumoto, Shunro; Kiyonaga, Maki; Takaji, Ryo; Yamada, Yasunari; Ando, Yumiko; Mori, Hiromu; Uchida, Hiroki; Iwashita, Yukio; Ohta, Masayuki; Inomata, Masafumi; Omeri, Ahmad Khalid
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Splenopancreatic fusion is a rare anomaly that is often associated with trisomy 13. Its diagnosis can be important in patients scheduled to undergo distal pancreatectomy or splenectomy, to avoid possible intraoperative or postoperative complications.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>An 82-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital for further evaluation and treatment for a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma based on liver cirrhosis. Triple-phase contrast-enhanced multidetector-row computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a splenopancreatic fusion as well as a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma in segment VIII of his liver.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Fusion of the pancreatic tail and spleen is a rare and asymptomatic anomaly. Its detection can be improved by the use of multidetector computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
- Subjects
CARCINOMA; TRISOMY; PANCREATECTOMY; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; COMPUTED tomography; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1752-1947
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13256-017-1391-3