Pancreatic lipoma: An incydentaloma which can resemble cancer - analysis of 13 cases studied with CT and MRI

The purpose of this article is to present computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of rare pancreatic lipomas. The analysis covered 13 patients (7 men and 6 women, aged 47-88, average: 65.6 years), with 13 pancreatic lipomas, whose cases constituted the basis for 10 con...

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Published in:Polish journal of radiology 2012-07, Vol.77 (3), p.9-13
Main Authors: Stadnik, Anna, Cieszanowski, Andrzej, Bakoń, Leopold, Grodzicka, Agnieszka, Rowiński, Olgierd
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Language:English
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to present computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of rare pancreatic lipomas. The analysis covered 13 patients (7 men and 6 women, aged 47-88, average: 65.6 years), with 13 pancreatic lipomas, whose cases constituted the basis for 10 contrast-enhanced CT and 5 MRI studies. Lipomas measured from 6 mm to 32 mm (average 12.8 mm) and were located in the pancreatic head (n=7), body (n=2), tail (n=3) and uncinate process (n=1). Most lesions (n=11) were homogenous, well-circumscribed. On contrast-enhanced CT scans, macroscopic fat (
ISSN:1733-134X
1899-0967
DOI:10.12659/PJR.883368