title: Pancreatic sarcoidosis: MRI features.
abstract: Pancreatic sarcoidosis is a rare entity, and few reports in the literature describe the CT aspects of the disease. We report the MR features of a pathologically-confirmed case of pancreatic sarcoidosis, which presented as multiple pancreatic masses with low signal intensity on T1-weighted images, mild high signal intensity on T2-weighted images, and decreased enhancement compared to the normal pancreas after administration of gadolinium. Pancreatic sarcoidosis should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis of multiple pancreatic masses with these MRI features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Ronaldo H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Baroni
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pedrosa
authors.forename: Ekaterini
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tavernaraki
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: Neil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rofsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D013256:Steroids; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA