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Pancreatic metastases: CT and MRI findings
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Abdominal Imaging - Original Article
VOLUME: 16 ISSUE: 1
P: 45-51
March 2010

Pancreatic metastases: CT and MRI findings

Diagn Interv Radiol 2010;16(1):45-51
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1996-08.1
Ioannis Tsitouridis 1
Aglaia Diamantopoulou 2
Michael Michaelides 1
Mary Arvanity 2
Sofia Papaioannou 2
1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Received Date: 16.06.2008
Accepted Date: 23.03.2009
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ABSTRACT

CONCLUSION

Disparity in prognosis and management of patients with secondary pancreatic tumors makes detection and characterization of metastases to the pancreas an important goal of CT and MRI evaluation.

RESULTS

The primary malignancy was lung carcinoma in 7 patients, breast carcinoma in 3 patients and renal cell carcinoma in 1 patient. The pancreatic metastases were detected during initial staging in 4 cases and during follow-up in 7 cases. The type of metastases was solitary in 7 patients, multiple in 3 patients and diffuse in 1 patient, with rim or homogeneous enhancement. Seven patients had metastases to other organs. CT-guided biopsy was performed in 5 patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Eleven patients with pancreatic metastases, 4 women and 7 men with a mean age of 62.45 years, were examined in a period of 5 years. All patients underwent CT examination and 3 patients were further evaluated by MRI.

PURPOSE

The pancreas is an unusual but occasionally favored site for metastases in patients with advanced malignancy. The pivotal role of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination in detecting the pancreatic mass and providing guidance to obtain a definitive tissue diagnosis is emphasized in this study.