title: Pancreatic Lipomas - Prevalence in Patients Undergoing Abdominal CT.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic lipomas are reported to be rare but their prevalence is unknown. This study examined the prevalence of pancreatic lipomas in a sample of patients undergoing abdominal computed tomography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of 100 abdominal computed tomographic scans.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 6 patients small pancreatic lipomas were found. There was no predominance in location or gender. The lipomas measured between 4 and 12 mm. All lipomas were incidental findings unrelated to patients' symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pancreatic lipomas seem to be quite a common finding and can be found in 6% of patients undergoing abdominal CT. Radiologists should be aware of this finding to establish proper differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gossner
keywords: Lipoma; Pancreas; Spiral Computed; Tomography