Endocrine tumor of the pancreas

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Hypoglycemia

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female

There is a hypervascular pancreatic lesion located in the head of the pancreas, measuring 14 × 11 mm, best appreciated on the arterial phase images.

A small hypodense lesion, 5 mm in diameter, is seen at the left lobe of the liver. No apparent enhancement is noted on postcontrast images.

 

Case Discussion

Hypervascular pancreatic mass, most likely, a neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor (previously known as an islet cell tumor).

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