One Distinctive Presentation in Radiology of Pancreatic Cancer: A Rare Case Report
Author(s) -
Xu He,
Qingkai Zhang,
Xue Gao,
Dong Shang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pancreatic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-3246
DOI - 10.1089/pancan.2017.0009
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , pancreas , radiology , adenocarcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , computed tomography , lesion , pancreatic mass , neuroendocrine tumors , pancreatic disease , mass/lesion , cancer , pathology
Background: Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive and malignant disease that usually presents as an isodense or hypodense lesion with no significant enhancement in contrast CT. CT scan plays an important role in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases, especially in pancreatic cancer and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Presentation: This report includes a case of a 53-year-old female patient presenting a high-density mass in the pancreas on contrast CT. The mass was surgically removed, and the pathology confirmed the diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Conclusion: Sometimes the contrast CT of pancreatic cancer can be expressed as high density, which is similar to pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. It is necessary for us to identify carefully.
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