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Case Reports
. 1991 Jan;67(783):90-1.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.783.90.

Traumatic neuroma at the tail of the pancreas following splenectomy

P M Geddy  1 , C W Venables
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Case Reports

Traumatic neuroma at the tail of the pancreas following splenectomy

P M Geddy et al. Postgrad Med J. 1991 Jan.

Abstract

A 50 year old man presented with abdominal pain and weight loss after a splenectomy performed 26 years ago for abdominal trauma. At laparotomy, a mass was found at the tail of the pancreas. Pathological examination showed this was a traumatic neuroma and revealed evidence of chronic pancreatitis. Traumatic neuroma may be a rare cause of a pancreatic mass, especially after previous surgery or trauma.

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