Pancreatic resections for presumed malignancy: avoidable pitfalls?

Context: Despite the progress of Imaging unexpected benign diseases occur in 5-10% of Pancreaticoduodenectomies (PD) for presumed malignancy, most of them in the periampullary area. Accessory spleen is detected in almost 2% of Distal Pancreatectomies (DP) for presumed NET. We analyzed the rate of benign pathology in resections for presumed malignancy or pNETs and discussed pitfalls in the diagnostic workup. Methods: All patients resected for...