Affiliation:
1. Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi.
Abstract
It is crucial to recognize and characterize pancreatic masses as they differ widely in their management and prognosis. MDCT is touted as the "main
workhorse" for their evaluation. In addition to being quick and cost-effective, it allows for multiphasic imaging, which enables excellent
characterization of the mass lesion and provides information about the extent, vascular inltration, and sites of metastasis, all of which are crucial
determinants for resectability. It is also helpful in characterizing cystic lesions and can help in segregating them into premalignant, malignant or
benign, thus aiding in taking landmark and life altering decisions for patient treatment. 40 patients in the age range of 54 - 67 years were studied
using a 128 slice MDCT scanner with a pancreatic protocol. Pancreatic neoplasms were more common in males than in females. The most common
solid pancreatic neoplasm was pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and the most common cystic neoplasm was IPMN. All of the cases of mucinous
cystadenomas were females. In this review, we showcase the imaging ndings of cystic as well as solid pancreatic tumours using MDCT.
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