Coexistence of annular pancreas with carcinoma in the dorsal part of pancreas divisum: diagnostic value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.
We report on the incidental observation of a pancreas divisum coexistent with an annular pancreas in a 88-year-old woman presenting with jaundice due to a pancreatic carcinoma. This case report discusses the embryologic hypotheses underlying this peculiar association, highlights the capacities of imaging techniques to depict them, and enhances the performance of magnetic resonance imaging.
Cholet
F
F
Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, CHU La Cavale Blanche, Boulevard Tanguy Prigent, 29200, Brest, France. frank.cholet@chi-brest.fr
Bideau
K
K
Nonent
M
M
Nousbaum
J-B
JB
Gouérou
H
H
Robaszkiewicz
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*