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