Cystic masses of the pancreas
| Autor: | S S Burton, L H Ros, M. V. Chiechi, Pablo R. Ros, J. E. Hamrick-Turner, P Gallego |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Pancreatic pseudocyst Echinococcosis Biopsy Pancreatic Pseudocyst medicine Medical imaging Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Abscess medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Pancreatic Neoplasms medicine.anatomical_structure Female Radiology Differential diagnosis Pancreatic Cyst Pancreas business |
| Zdroj: | Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 12(4) |
| ISSN: | 0271-5333 |
| Popis: | Although the pseudocyst is the most common cystic mass of the pancreas found at imaging studies, radiologists should be aware of the multiple disease processes that can manifest in a similar manner. This article reviews these other entities by category of the origin of the mass, including congenital, inflammatory, and neoplastic. Computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging studies are presented, and, although the considerable overlap of imaging features makes it generally impossible to render a specific diagnosis, combining the findings from these modalities is helpful in formulating a differential diagnosis. Because a cystic mass of the pancreas is not always a pseudocyst, percutaneous drainage should be followed by cytologic analysis of the aspirate. A biopsy of the wall of the cystic mass may also be necessary. |
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