Necrotic carcinoma of the pancreas: "the pseudo-pseudocyst".
Necrotic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas may simulate a cystic mass of the pancreas on computed tomography and ultrasound. A clinical history suggesting malignancy should alert the radiologist to this infrequent occurrence.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography