CT findings of pancreas lipomatosis and associated diseases.
10.3348/jkrs.1992.28.5.749
- Author:
Seung Yon BAEK
;
Seung Chul LEE
;
Mi Young KIM
;
Moon Gyu LEE
;
Kyoung Sik CHO
;
Yong Ho AUH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Acinar Cells;
Causality;
Cholelithiasis;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency;
Hepatitis;
Lipomatosis*;
Lithiasis;
Pancreas*;
Tail;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1992;28(5):749-753
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pancreas lipomatosis is definde as fatty replacement of pancreatic acinar cells. Of the nine cases evaluated, seven cases (77.8%) of lipomatosis were limited inbody and tail, one case (11.1%) showed total lipomatosis excluding uncinate process and the remaining one case (11.1%) only in tail. As to the severity of lipomatosis, complete fat replacement in body and tail was found in four cases (44.4%), incomplete body and complete tail involvement in two (22.2%), incomplete body and tail, complete all except uncinate process, and complete tail involvements were found in one case (11.1%) each. Associated or predisposing factors included three diabetes mellitus (33.3%) combined with pancreas divisum, pancreas lithiasis and cholelithiasis respectively, hepatitis (22.2%) in two, and pseudocyst (11.1%) in one case, but in three cases (33.3%) nothing was found. In conclusion, pancreas lipomatosis was easily diagnosed by the abdominal CT and it was associated or predisposed by several e tities but had no major clinical symptoms, such as pancreatic insufficiency.
