MRI features of pancreatic colloid carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to retrospectively investigate the MRI findings (diameter, location, contour and margin, signal intensity characteristics, and enhancement patterns) in a series of eight patients with pathologically proven colloid carcinoma of the pancreas.


CONCLUSIONS
Colloid carcinomas of the pancreas appear as masses with lobulating contours, indiscrete margins, and hyperintensity on T2-weighted images (n = 8). In addition, all patients who underwent dynamic studies (n = 4) showed peripheral and internal sponge-like or mesh-like progressive delayed contrast enhancement.
Yoon
Min A
MA
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28, Yongon-dong, Chogno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea.
Lee
Jeong Min
JM
Kim
Se Hyung
SH
Lee
Jae Young
JY
Han
Joon Koo
JK
Choi
Byung Ihn
BI
Choi
Jin-Young
JY
Park
Seong Ho
SH
Lee
Min Woo
MW
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*