TY - JOUR
T1 - Cavernous hemangioma of adult pancreas
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Mondal, Utpal
AU - Henkes, Nichole
AU - Henkes, David
AU - Rosenkranz, Laura
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/9/7
Y1 - 2015/9/7
N2 - Pancreatic hemangioma is a rare type of benign vascular tumor. Low clinical suspicion and inability of current cross sectional imaging techniques to differentiate it from other pancreatic lesions, contribute to the difficulty in making the correct diagnosis. Without a definitive diagnosis, and due to concern for malignancy, in many instances, surgery is performed. We report a case of pancreas cavernous hemangioma in an 18-yearold female. The patient presented with three-month history of epigastric pain. Physical examination and routine blood tests were normal. Abdominal Computed Tomography scan revealed a 5 cm 6 cm complex nonenhancing cystic mass in the head of pancreas. Magnetic resonance imaging, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and EUS guided fine needle aspiration cytology were non-diagnostic. Because of uncontrolled symptoms, the patient underwent surgical resection. Histopathology and Immunohistochemical staining confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma of pancreas.
AB - Pancreatic hemangioma is a rare type of benign vascular tumor. Low clinical suspicion and inability of current cross sectional imaging techniques to differentiate it from other pancreatic lesions, contribute to the difficulty in making the correct diagnosis. Without a definitive diagnosis, and due to concern for malignancy, in many instances, surgery is performed. We report a case of pancreas cavernous hemangioma in an 18-yearold female. The patient presented with three-month history of epigastric pain. Physical examination and routine blood tests were normal. Abdominal Computed Tomography scan revealed a 5 cm 6 cm complex nonenhancing cystic mass in the head of pancreas. Magnetic resonance imaging, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and EUS guided fine needle aspiration cytology were non-diagnostic. Because of uncontrolled symptoms, the patient underwent surgical resection. Histopathology and Immunohistochemical staining confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma of pancreas.
KW - Endoscopic ultrasonography
KW - Endoscopic ultrasound
KW - Fine needle aspiration
KW - Hemangioma
KW - Pancreas
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U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9793
DO - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9793
M3 - Article
C2 - 26361427
AN - SCOPUS:84941627042
VL - 21
SP - 9793
EP - 9802
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 1007-9327
IS - 33
ER -