title: Nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas in an 8-year-old girl.
abstract: We report a case of a nonfunctioning neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor in the pediatric age group. An 8-year-old child complains of vague abdominal pain and radiological investigations detect a tumoral mass in the pancreatic tail. Abdominal ultrasound, contrast enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrate a round intrapancreatic solid moderately vascularized lesion of approximately 5 cm in diameter, with a smooth contour and well demarcated from the surrounding tissues. After surgical resection, the diagnosis of a hormonally inactive benign neuroendocrine tumor is histologically diagnosed. Patient's follow-up is uneventful.
authors: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. luc.breysem@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Breysem
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kersemans
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Vanbeckevoort
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Ectors
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Smet
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media