Kurmann, AnitaAnitaKurmannMichel, Jean-MarieJean-MarieMichelStauffer, EdouardEdouardStaufferEgger, BernhardBernhardEgger2024-10-102024-10-102010https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/71586In a large series of nonselected autopsy investigations an accessory spleen was found in 10-30%. The second most common site is the pancreatic tail (17%). We report a case of intrapancreatic accessory spleen misdiagnosed as a nonsecreting neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas. Nuclear scintigraphy may provide the definitive diagnosis of an intrapancreatic spleen and therefore prevent patients from unnecessary major surgery.enarticle10.48350/8382080594610.1159/000318857