Papillary-cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

Pediatr Radiol. 1995;25(7):509-11. doi: 10.1007/BF02015781.

Abstract

Papillary-cystic neoplasm of the pancreas is a rare, nonfunctioning low-grade malignant tumor seen in young patients, most often female. Ultrasound and CT show a circumscribed, solid nonhomogeneous mass with cystic areas, with peripheral but not central enhancement and occasional calcification. Prognosis after excision is usually excellent. We describe a case of the papillary-cystic neoplasm of the pancreas in a 13-year-old girl to illustrate the radiological findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cystadenoma, Papillary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cystadenoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prognosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography