title: Pancreatic head mass: what can be done? Diagnosis: computed tomography scan.
abstract: The diagnosis of different pancreatic diseases has recently become a recurrent problem. In cases with pancreatic head mass the main question is the differentiation between malignant and benign lesions. When a neoplasm is suspected, the main task is to judge operability. The usefulness of computed tomography imaging in the evaluation of pancreatic carcinoma has been well established. In this article the authors discuss the possibilities of computed tomography (CT) in diagnostic work-up.
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Department of Surgery and Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty of Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary. wt@seb1.sote.hu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Winternitz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tihanyi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed