Lipomatous Pseudohypertrophy of the Pancreas Taking the Form of Huge Massive Lesion of the Pancreatic Head

Lipomatous Pseudohypertrophy of the Pancreas Taking the Form of Huge Massive Lesion of the Pancreatic Head

A 70-year-old woman presented with hypogastric pain. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a retroperitoneal tumor 18.0 cm in diameter with fatty tissue density, ventrally compressing the pancreatic head. We suspected a well-differentiated liposarcoma compressing the pancreas....

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Main Authors: Masanari Shimada, Kazushige Shibahara, Hirotaka Kitamura, Yoshitaka Demura, Masahiro Hada, Akira Takehara, Zensei Nozaki, Masatoshi Sasaki, Kohji Konishi, Yoshinobu Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy
Pancreas
Pancreatic head
Pancreatic neoplasm
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/321989

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