title: Unusual features in an adult pancreatic hemangioma: CT and MRI demonstration.
abstract: Hemangiomas in the pancreas are very rare and only a few cases in adulthood have been reported in the literature. We describe a case of pancreatic hemangiomas in an adult with unique imaging findings. A 23-year-old woman visited the hospital for an incidentally detected pancreatic mass. CT and MRI revealed a multilocular cyst with fluid-fluid levels and no obvious enhancement. The patient underwent surgery and the mass was confirmed as a pancreatic hemangioma. The radiological features and differential diagnosis of this rare lesion are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Changshu Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu 215500, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Computed tomography; Hemangioma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pancreas
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