The case of a 13 year old girl with elevated and persistent fever is described. During hospitalization infectious mononucleosis is diagnosed. For the progressive enlargement of the spleen the patient undergoes an ultrasound examination of the abdomen which showed a mass of pancreatic origin. Further investigations confirm the presence of a rare pancreatic tumor that primarily affects adolescent females and young women in the second decade of life.
An almost accidentally diagnosis
Claudia Mandato
2014-01-01
Abstract
The case of a 13 year old girl with elevated and persistent fever is described. During hospitalization infectious mononucleosis is diagnosed. For the progressive enlargement of the spleen the patient undergoes an ultrasound examination of the abdomen which showed a mass of pancreatic origin. Further investigations confirm the presence of a rare pancreatic tumor that primarily affects adolescent females and young women in the second decade of life.File in questo prodotto:
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