A case of intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas penetrating into the stomach and spleen successfully treated by total pancreatectomy

A case of intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas penetrating into the stomach and spleen successfully treated by total pancreatectomy

Abstract Background Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are potentially malignant intraductal epithelial neoplasms that sometimes penetrate into other organs. To the best of our knowledge, no report has yet described a case with penetration into the spleen. We recently encountered a cas...

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Main Authors: Takashi Harino, Yoshito Tomimaru, Kozo Noguchi, Hirotsugu Nagase, Takayuki Ogino, Masashi Hirota, Kazuteru Oshima, Tsukasa Tanida, Shingo Noura, Hiroshi Imamura, Takashi Iwazawa, Kenzo Akagi, Masashi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Nishida, Hiromi Tamura, Shiro Adachi, Keizo Dono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm
Pancreas
Penetration
Fistula
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0525-1

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