Groove Pancreatitis Masquerading as Pancreatic Carcinoma—Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT
10.1007/s13139-018-0552-7
- Author:
Ashwin Singh PARIHAR
1
;
Bhagwant Rai MITTAL
;
Shelvin Kumar VADI
;
Apurva SOOD
;
Rajender KUMAR
;
Usha DUTTA
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. brmittal@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Groove pancreatitis;
18F-FDG PET/CT;
Carcinoma pancreas;
Autoimmune pancreatitis;
Chronic pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Alcoholics;
Diagnosis;
Duodenum;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18;
Head;
Humans;
Nausea;
Pancreas;
Pancreatitis;
Pancreatitis, Chronic;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Vomiting
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018;52(6):473-474
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Groove pancreatitis is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis that affects the groove area adjacent to the second part of the duodenum. Clinical and biochemical features often overlap with other subsets of chronic pancreatitis, while the imaging features resemble that of carcinoma of the head of pancreas. We present a 38-year-old man with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and loss of weight who underwent ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT to rule out a pancreatic malignancy. PET/CT imaging features of groove pancreatitis are distinct from the other subsets of chronic pancreatitis, such as alcoholic and autoimmune pancreatitis, and helpful in the diagnosis and planning further management of the patient.
