Pancreatic Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma in an 11-year-old Girl: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.1.177
- Author:
Kyung Jae JUN
1
;
Bokyung HAN
;
Hye Kyung YOON
;
Sung Wook SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreas, CT;
Pancreas, neoplasms;
Neoplasms, in infants and children
- MeSH:
Child*;
Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous*;
Female*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Liver;
Mucins*;
Pancreas;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;41(1):177-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are uncommon and known to occur mainly in middle-aged women. Wepresent a case of pancreatic mucinous cystadeno-carcinoma in an 11-year-old girl who had a past history of bluntabdominal trauma. The tumor was initially mistaken for a traumatic pseudocyst. US and CT revealed a multiloculatedcystic mass in the pancreatic tail. The mass showed good transmission on ultrasonography (US) and had anattenuation value of 10 HU on CT. Metastatic lesions in the liver were also shown on follow-up study.
