title: Vascular pancreatic lesions: spectrum of imaging findings of malignant masses and mimics with pathologic correlation.
abstract: The differential diagnosis of hypervascular pancreatic lesions is complex, and includes endocrine and exocrine tumors of the pancreas, metastases to the pancreas, and masses, or mass-like lesions, arising from the neurovascular networks traversing the pancreas. In this manuscript, we will discuss salient imaging findings of these masses, pertinent differential diagnoses, as well as review clinical symptomatology that may aid in the diagnosis of some of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Priya R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bhosale
authors.forename: Christine O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Menias
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: Eric P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Tamm
authors.forename: Chusilp
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charnsangavej
authors.forename: Isaac R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Khaled M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Elsayes
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D015408:Gastrinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005935:Glucagonoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D003969:Vipoma / Q000175:diagnosis