title: CT findings and clinical features of pancreatic hemolymphangioma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Pancreatic hemolymphangioma is a very rare benign tumor. There were only 10 reports of this disease until June 2014.The aim of the present study was to describe a hemolymphangioma in the neck and body of the pancreas in a 57-year-old woman.The method used in the present study consists of description of the clinical history, image lab features, and pathological result.The patient complained of a 10-day history of epigastric discomfort. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a cystic-solid tumor with an irregular shape, in the neck and body of the pancreas. The tumoral cystic wall and its internal division could be seen intensified on contrast-enhanced CT images compared with those on precontrast images. The pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis.The clinical feature of pancreatic hemolymphangioma includes a lack of specificity. The CT appearance combined with age and sex may be useful in making an early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology (LP, GJ-b), The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; and Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (PTGJ), Military Hospital, Quito, Ecuador, South America.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Gao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jian-Bo
authors.forename: Pullas Tapia Gonzalo
authors.initials: PTG
authors.lastname: Javier
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome