PMID- 27034814
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160401
LR  - 20220419
IS  - 2078-6891 (Print)
IS  - 2219-679X (Electronic)
IS  - 2078-6891 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - Suppl 1
DP  - 2016 Apr
TI  - Intrapancreatic accessory spleen: utilization of fine needle aspiration for 
      diagnosis of a potential mimic of a pancreatic neoplasm.
PG  - S62-5
LID - 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.030 [doi]
AB  - Accessory spleen (AS) is not a rare occurrence, and with the second most common 
      site being the tail of the pancreas, intrapancreatic AS (IPAS) can easily mimic a 
      pancreatic neoplasm. Together with radiologic imaging findings, endoscopic 
      ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) can be used to assist in the 
      diagnosis, preventing potentially unnecessary surgical procedures. The most 
      common cytologic findings that have been described in the literature include a 
      heterogenous population of small lymphocytes along with traversing small vessels. 
      Immunohistochemical staining for CD8 has also been documented as a useful tool to 
      support the diagnosis as it specifically highlights the endothelial cells of the 
      splenic sinus. Here, we report two additional cases of IPAS diagnosed by FNA and 
      discuss the potential pitfalls in diagnosis of this entity.
FAU - Saunders, Tara A
AU  - Saunders TA
AD  - Department of Cytopathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115, 
      USA.
FAU - Miller, Theodore R
AU  - Miller TR
AD  - Department of Cytopathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115, 
      USA.
FAU - Khanafshar, Elham
AU  - Khanafshar E
AD  - Department of Cytopathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115, 
      USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PL  - China
TA  - J Gastrointest Oncol
JT  - Journal of gastrointestinal oncology
JID - 101557751
PMC - PMC4783615
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Accessory spleen (AS)
OT  - cytology
OT  - fine needle aspiration (FNA)
OT  - pancreas
COIS- Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
EDAT- 2016/04/02 06:00
MHDA- 2016/04/02 06:01
PMCR- 2016/04/01
CRDT- 2016/04/02 06:00
PHST- 2016/04/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/04/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/04/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2016/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - jgo-07-S1-S62 [pii]
AID - 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.030 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Apr;7(Suppl 1):S62-5. doi: 
      10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.030.