Visualization of Pancreatic Tail Cancer with Liver Metastasis through Abdominal Transsplenic Scan
- Author:
Daejin KIM
1
;
Hanjun RYU
;
Hyunsoo KIM
;
Changkeun PARK
;
Jaekwon JUNG
;
Jongmin KIM
;
Jeonghoon SONG
;
Jaewon LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From: Clinical Ultrasound 2024;9(1):38-41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Pancreatic cancer typically presents as a focal hypoechoic, hypovascular solid mass with irregular margins on ultrasound. Pancreatic tail disease can be difficult to detect on abdominal ultrasonography. A 75-year-old man visited our institution with upper abdominal pain. We successfully visualized a pancreatic tail mass on abdominal transsplenic scan and multiple liver masses via abdominal transverse scan. His diagnosis was confirmed as pancreatic tail cancer with liver metastasis following endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy. Abdominal transsplenic scan proved valuable for diagnosing pancreatic tail disease because abdominal ultrasound has limited utility for evaluating pancreatic tail masses due to obscuration by bowel gas.
