Question 2472
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":12145,"text":"eccentric peripheral enhancement"},{"id":12146,"text":"egg shell calcification"},{"id":12147,"text":"smooth peripheral enhancement"},{"id":12148,"text":"stellate calcification"},{"id":12149,"text":"thick enhancing septa"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":12148,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/articles/serous-cystadenoma-of-the-pancreas-1\"\u003eSerous cystic neoplasm (SCN)\u003c/a\u003e typically features a lobulated outline and may have \u003cstrong\u003ecentral stellate calcification\u003c/strong\u003e. Additionally, they will usually have microcystic areas within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEccentric peripheral enhancement is more in keeping with \u003ca href=\"/articles/pancreatic-ductal-adenocarcinoma-2\"\u003epancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)\u003c/a\u003e. Eggshell calcification and smooth peripheral enhancement are seen in \u003ca href=\"/articles/mucinous-cystic-neoplasms-of-the-pancreas\"\u003emucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN)\u003c/a\u003e. Thick enhancing septa are typical of \u003ca href=\"/articles/solid-pseudopapillary-tumour-of-the-pancreas-1\"\u003esolid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN)\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2472,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2472","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[{"id":16758,"title":"Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas","link":"/articles/mucinous-cystic-neoplasms-of-the-pancreas?lang=us"},{"id":16859,"title":"Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas","link":"/articles/solid-pseudopapillary-tumour-of-the-pancreas-1?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":1357,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1357","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1357"},{"id":1200,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1200","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1200"},{"id":248,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"248","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/248"},{"id":171,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"171","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/171"},{"id":1308,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1308","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1308"},{"id":1308,"kind":"Course","title":"Abdominal Lectures - page 1308","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/abdominal-lectures/pages/1308"},{"id":1454,"kind":"Course","title":"2023 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1454","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2023-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1454"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following imaging features is suggestive of a\u0026nbsp;serous cystic neoplasm (SCN)?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2472"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"12148","percentage":60},{"alternativeId":"12145","percentage":7},{"alternativeId":"12149","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"12146","percentage":15},{"alternativeId":"12147","percentage":10}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"serous-cystadenoma-of-the-pancreas"}