title: Primary extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma arising from the pancreas.
abstract: We report here on a case of primary extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma that arose from the pancreas. A 41-year-old man was evaluated by CT to find the cause of his abdominal pain. The CT scans showed a heterogeneously enhancing necrotic mass with numerous areas of coarse calcification, and this was located in the left side of the retroperitoneal space and involved the body and tail of the pancreas. Portal venography via the celiac axis also showed invasion of the splenic vein. Following excision of the mass, it was pathologically confirmed to be primary extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma that arose from the pancreas.
authors: Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
authors: Bae-Geun
authors: BG
authors: Oh
authors: Yoon Hee
authors: YH
authors: Han
authors: Byung Hoon
authors: BH
authors: Lee
authors: Su Young
authors: SY
authors: Kim
authors: Yoon Joon
authors: YJ
authors: Hwang
authors: Jung Wook
authors: JW
authors: Seo
authors: Yong Hoon
authors: YH
authors: Kim
authors: Soon Joo
authors: SJ
authors: Cha
authors: Gham
authors: G
authors: Hur
authors: Mee
authors: M
authors: Joo
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007472:Iohexol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide