Imaging features of rare pancreatic tumors.
The increasing use of abdominal imaging has led to a growing incidence of traditionally uncommon pancreatic tumors. These rare tumors have specific imaging features whose knowledge may heighten confidence in characterization and may avoid unnecessary surgical procedures when imaging findings suggest a benign condition. Computed tomography (CT) is the modality with which rare pancreatic tumors are incidentally detected in the majority of cases. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often performed as a second line examination for further characterization. This review provides an update on CT and MRI findings of rare tumors of the pancreas.
Department of Body and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France; Université Diderot-Paris 7, Sorbonne Paris Cité, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France. Electronic address: matthiasbarral@gmail.com.
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Department of Radiology, centre Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, place du 1(er)-Mai, 16016 Algiers, Algeria.
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Faraoun
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, JHOC 3251, 601N, Caroline Street, 21287 Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Fishman
Department of Radiology, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar avenue, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Dohan
Department of Body and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France.
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Department of Body and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France.
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Berthelin
Departement of Medical Imaging, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 9, France.
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Department of Body and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris, France.
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Departement of Medical Imaging, CHU de Reims, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims, France.
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Hoeffel
Université Diderot-Paris 7, Sorbonne Paris Cité, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
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D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Imaging; Lesion characterization; Pancreas; Pancreatic tumor