Computed tomography and angiography in pancreatic apudomas and cystadenomas.
During a 4-year period 17 patients with pancreatic apudoma and 3 patients with cystadenoma of the pancreas were admitted to this hospital. Computed tomography correctly located 3 of 4 insulinomas examined, while angiography revealed 4 of 8, which indicates that CT may replace angiography as the primary examination of these tumors, and possibly also other types of apudomas. When CT fails angiography may demonstrate a pancreatic tumor, suggesting angiography as a supplementary examination. In cystadenoma sufficient information was obtained at CT.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000592:standards*; D001079:Apudoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards*; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging