Non-Functioning, Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor in a 16-Year-old Boy: A Case Report.
10.13104/jksmrm.2010.14.2.145
- Author:
Se Woong LIM
1
;
Young Hwan LEE
;
See Sung CHOI
;
Hyun Sun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital, Korea. yjyh@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor;
Islet cell tumor;
Children;
Magnetic resonance (MR)
- MeSH:
Adenoma, Islet Cell;
Adolescent;
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive;
Neuroendocrine Tumors
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2010;14(2):145-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with a solid pancreatic mass which proved to be a nonfunctioning, malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET). In pediatric patients, malignant pancreatic tumors are rare, especially malignant PNET. When dynamic contrast enhanced MRI showed a well enhancing solid pancreatic tumor on arterial and delayed phases and combined with malignant features, such as vascular invasion, invasion of adjascent organs, and lymphadenopathy, we should include malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in the differential diagnosis of childhood pancreatic tumors.
