Imaging manifestation of pancreatoblastoma in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2011.04.026
- VernacularTitle:儿童胰母细胞瘤的影像学表现
- Author:
Gang WU
;
Xiang LAN
;
Jun XIE
;
Bin XIE
;
Yongliang TANG
;
Ping CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pancreatoblastoma;
Computed tomography;
Children
- From:Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery
2011;10(4):315-316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pancreatoblastoma is a rare kind of malignant tumor of pancreas,which is commonly seen among children.A female child aged 5 years was admitted to the Dapiag Hospital with the chief complaint of painless abdominal mass on June 18,2010.The results of B ultrasound showed acoustic shadow of tumor calcification and an absent of normal pancreatic echo.The results of computed tomography(CT)showed that the tumor was located at the body and tail of the pancreas with a low-density and isopycnic shadow of intermixed huge block.The parenchyma of tumor showed unequal enhancement,the periphery showed lobular-like reticular enhancement,the central necrotic area showed no enhancement,and multiple metastatic foci were observed in spleen and liver under enhanced CT scan.The patient underwent resection of the body and tail of the pancreas and the spleen.Chemotherapeutics with vincristine,cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin were adopted postoperatively.After a period of 6-month follow-up,the results of CT showed that the size of tumor was decreased.
