During CT scanning, a pancreatic lipoma was diagnosed in a 70 year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, elevated amylase and abnormal liver function tests, The patient underwent surgical excision of the lipoma located in the head of the pancreas. The post-operative course was uneventful. This is the third case of pancreatic lipoma described in the literature. It is a very rare neoplasm that should be included in the category of ''non-ductal'' tumors of the pancreas. The role of different diagnostic tools for the differential diagnosis of ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma is discussed.
A rare case of pancreatic lipoma
ALESSIANI, MARIO;ZONTA, ARIS
1996-01-01
Abstract
During CT scanning, a pancreatic lipoma was diagnosed in a 70 year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, elevated amylase and abnormal liver function tests, The patient underwent surgical excision of the lipoma located in the head of the pancreas. The post-operative course was uneventful. This is the third case of pancreatic lipoma described in the literature. It is a very rare neoplasm that should be included in the category of ''non-ductal'' tumors of the pancreas. The role of different diagnostic tools for the differential diagnosis of ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma is discussed.File in questo prodotto:
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