Dynamic CT in pancreatic lymphoma.
(1993) Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography — Vol. 17, n° 1, p. 94-97 (1993)
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- We retrospectively reviewed the dynamic CT examinations of eight patients with pancreatic lymphoma. Four tumors were rounded masses with well-defined contours, four were more infiltrating lesions. The median cross-sectional diameter of the tumors was 6 cm (range 2.5-12 cm). At dynamic CT, the tumors were hypodense (n = 8) and somewhat heterogeneous (n = 6). Additional features were enlarged lymph nodes, 1-3 cm in diameter (n = 5), dilatation of the biliary tract and pancreatic duct (n = 5), abnormalities in the fat around the celiac trunk and/or the superior mesenteric artery (n = 4), and venous stenosis or occlusion (n = 7). The CT findings of pancreatic lymphoma are more various than has been previously reported. Findings such as small tumor size, well-defined contours, tumor heterogeneity, pancreatic duct dilatation, and venous invasion may be seen. Pancreatic lymphoma cannot be reliably distinguished from pancreatic carcinoma by CT findings alone.
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Van Beers, B., Grandin, C., Lalonde, L., Soyer, P., Trigaux, J.-P., De Ronde, T., Dive, C., & Pringot, J. (1993). Dynamic CT in pancreatic lymphoma. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 17(1), 94-97. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/54768 (Original work published 1993)