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An unusual hypoechoic solid mass in the pancreatic head
- Source :
- Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie. 55(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Solid pancreatic lesions found on imaging procedures are suspicious for malignancy and, therefore, demand immediate diagnostic evaluation and therapy. In the case of indeterminate histology, a primary resection should be considered in order to preserve the possibility of curative surgery, although rare entities may be initially disregarded. We present here the case of a 48-year-old female patient with a hypoechoic lesion of the pancreatic head, which was clearly delineated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue. The challenging diagnosis of metastatic leiomyosarcoma could only be established by considering the long-term clinical history and former histology specimens.
- Subjects :
- Leiomyosarcoma
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pancreatic head
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine
Humans
Ultrasonography
Suspicious for Malignancy
business.industry
Gastroenterology
Histology
Solid mass
Imaging Procedures
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Leiomyoma
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Female
Radiology
medicine.symptom
Pancreatic Cyst
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14397803
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cd5cf1283217f2d85e08781db5e453fd