title: Pancreatic cancer: CT scan.
abstract: The results of 72 cases of histologically confirmed pancreatic neoplasm are reviewed. By applying a semeiological scheme, which considers intra and extrapancreatic alterations, it is shown that the possibility of a pre-invasive diagnosis on CT is still limited, and requires further confirmation. CT examination is unique for demonstrating the extension of the lesion, and provides truly probative findings for a specific diagnosis, especially when signs of direct local or distant invasion appear.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Muzzio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pescarini
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toffolutti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pittarello
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pomerri
mesh_terms: D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed