Pancreatic PEComa (sugar tumor): MDCT and EUS features

Juan C. Baez; Jean M. Landry; Jonathan R. Saltzman; Xiaohua Qian; Michael J. Zinner; Koenraad J. Mortelé

Pancreatic PEComa (sugar tumor): MDCT and EUS features

Juan C. Baez, Jean M. Landry, Jonathan R. Saltzman, Xiaohua Qian, Michael J. Zinner, Koenraad J. Mortelé

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Abstract

Context: PEComas (tumors showing perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation) of the pancreas are exceedingly rare. Case report: We herein report on a 60-year-old female who noticed a bulge in her right upper quadrant while exercising. Subsequent multidetector-row CT scan showed a 3.5 cm well-defined, encapsulated, hypovascular, solid tumor in the body of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a mixed hypo- and hyper-echoic, well-defined, heterogeneous tumor. Conclusions: Although three pancreatic PEComas (sugar tumors) have been described previously, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a pancreatic PEComa with illustration of its multidetector-row CT and endoscopic ultrasound features in the radiological literature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	679-682
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Pancreas
Volume	10
Issue number	6
State	Published - Nov 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Endosonography
Pancreatic neoplasms
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms
Tomography
X-ray computed

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Hepatology
Endocrinology

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