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Pancreatic PEComa (sugar tumor): MDCT and EUS features.

Authors :
Baez JC
Landry JM
Saltzman JR
Qian X
Zinner MJ
Mortelé KJ
Source :
JOP : Journal of the pancreas [JOP] 2009 Nov 05; Vol. 10 (6), pp. 679-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Nov 05.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Context: PEComas (tumors showing perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation) of the pancreas are exceedingly rare.<br />Case Report: We herein report on a 60-year-old female who noticed a bulge in her right upper quadrant while exercising. Subsequent multidetector-row CT scan showed a 3.5 cm well-defined, encapsulated, hypovascular, solid tumor in the body of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a mixed hypo- and hyper-echoic, well-defined, heterogeneous tumor.<br />Conclusions: Although three pancreatic PEComas (sugar tumors) have been described previously, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a pancreatic PEComa with illustration of its multidetector-row CT and endoscopic ultrasound features in the radiological literature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1590-8577
Volume :
10
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
JOP : Journal of the pancreas
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19890193