title: Peritumoral steatosis associated with insulinomas: appearance at imaging.
abstract: We report three patients with insulinoma tumors and distinct peritumoral steatosis, well demonstrated with several imaging modalities. This unique appearance can aid in pre-operative diagnosis and guide biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. atwell.thomas@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Atwell
authors.forename: Ricardo V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nagorney
authors.forename: Jeff L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fidler
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Carl C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Reading
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional