Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen after a Whipple Procedure: A Case Report
Kazuki Kato, Hironori Hayashi, Takahiro Yoshimura, Kaichiro Kato, Hiroki Kitabayashi, Masato Hayashi, Daisuke Fujimori, Koichiro Sawada, Masanori Kotake, Kaeko Oyama, Takuo Hara, Shintaro Yagi · 2026
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Kazuki Kato and a large team report a 2026 case of keyhole spleen removal for a rare spleen growth after major pancreas surgery. The growth, called sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation, is benign but can only be proven by tissue study, so the spleen usually must come out.
Their patient, a woman in her 40s, had a Whipple procedure for a benign pancreatic cyst tumor and showed a spleen mass 6 months later. Scans first showed a spot of 10 mm. A year after the first surgery it had grown to 14 mm by the measures given in the report, with raised tracer uptake on PET. The team removed the spleen by laparoscopy for full clearance and a firm diagnosis. The case shows such surgery stays feasible even after a Whipple operation.
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| CREATOR | Kazuki Kato, Hironori Hayashi, Takahiro Yoshimura, Kaichiro Kato, Hiroki Kitabayashi, Masato Hayashi, Daisuke Fujimori, Koichiro Sawada, Masanori Kotake, Kaeko Oyama, Takuo Hara, Shintaro Yagi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15321 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |