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| Journal:
ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE
November 2016
, Volume 19
, Number 11; Page(s) 816 To 819. |
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Paper: Intra-pancreatic Accessory Spleen Mimicking Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor on 68-Ga-Dotatate PET/CT |
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| Author(s): BOSTANCI ERDAL BIROL*, oter volkan, Okten Sarper, Kucuk Nuriye Ozlem, SOYDAL CIGDEM, Turhan Nesrin, AKOGLU MUSA |
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| * Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ataturk Boulevard, kizilay street, No 4 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey, Postal Code: 06230 |
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| Abstract:
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare tumors, but the incidence is increasing with new diagnostics. A 37-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for an incidental 17-mm nodule in the tail of the pancreas. PET/CT shows indeterminate mass in the pancreatic tail with enhanced uptake of 68-Ga-dotatate. NET was suspected and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy was performed. Pathologic examination (IPAS) case in which the positive 68-Ga-dotatate uptake reported in the literature. Our case showed that IPAS is one of the reasons of false positive involvement of 68-Ga-dotatate PET/CT. When PET/CT shows an indeterminate mass in the pancreatic tail with enhanced uptake of 68-Ga-dotatate, surgeons should keep IPAS in their mind for differential diagnosis to avoid false treatment.
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| Keyword(s): 68-Ga-dotatate PET/CT,intrapancreatic accessory spleen,pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors |
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