Aspects du pancréas normal. Variantes et malformations

Distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neoplasia: is splenectomy really necessary? A bicentric retrospective analysis of surgical specimens

“…The boundary between the pancreatic body and tail was defined as being where the splenic artery runs from the posterior to the anterior part of the pancreas. 6 Tumours involving only the pancreatic body were classified as belonging to the "Body Group" (B), without any involvement of the pancreatic tail, while tumours invading the tail (with or without involving the pancreatic body) constituted the "Tail Group" (T).…”