Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 277-281 , August 2007

Accessory spleen presenting as a mass in the tail of the pancreas

  • Gary Tozbikian, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • ,
  • Mark Bloomston, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Stevens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • ,
  • E. Christopher Ellison, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • ,
  • Wendy L. Frankel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 293 8496.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.12.018

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 277-281 , August 2007

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