title: Pancreatic pseudotumor in pancreas divisum: CT characteristics.
abstract: We report a case in which a focally spared area of pancreatic tissue in a gland otherwise replaced by fat created a "pseudomass" mimicking neoplasm on sonography and CT. The "pseudomass" appearance was related to the anomalous ductal anatomy in pancreas divisum. The spared area of pancreas creating a "pseudomass" was drained by the dorsal duct and the remainder of the pancreas that had undergone relative fatty replacement was drained by the ventral duct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McVay
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zeman
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Garra
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed