Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas in a child.
A cystic pancreatic tumour is rare in a child and a mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas is even rarer. This is the first demonstration of the CT appearance of such a tumour in a child. We present a 2-year-old boy who presented with a palpable abdominal mass. Abdominal CT revealed a huge cystic mass in the upper abdomen. Pathology disclosed a mature cystic teratoma originating from the pancreas.
Yu
Chih-Wei
CW
Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan S. Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, Republic of China. wgl@ntumc.org
Liu
Kao-Lang
KL
Lin
Wei-Chou
WC
Li
Yiu-Wah
YW
D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed