Significance of imaging findings in the diagnosis of heterotopic spleen—an intrapancreatic accessory spleen (IPAS)

Our case emphasizes the importance of recognizing IPAS radiological characteristics and typical variations in its presentation in an asymptomatic patient that could help the personnel to differentiate it from other mass lesions. Thus, recognizing imaging findings on Plain CT, Contrast CT and MRI plays a key role to form a conclusive diagnosis of an accessory spleen, which has to be clinically associated. So, surgeons should consider IPAS as a differential for which unnecessary resection and an unintended surgical procedure can be avoided.