Adult Pancreatic Hemangioma: Case Report and Literature Review

We report an adult pancreatic hemangioma diagnosed on pathological specimen review following pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for a symptomatic cystic mass in the head of the pancreas. Eight cases of adult pancreatic hemangioma have been reported in literature since 1939. Presenting sympto...

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Autores principales: Mundinger, Gerhard S., Gust, Shannon, Micchelli, Shien T., Fishman, Elliot K., Hruban, Ralph H., Wolfgang, Christopher L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2676326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19421421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/839730
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Sumario:We report an adult pancreatic hemangioma diagnosed on pathological specimen review following pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy for a symptomatic cystic mass in the head of the pancreas. Eight cases of adult pancreatic hemangioma have been reported in literature since 1939. Presenting symptoms, radiographic diagnosis, pathologic characteristics, and treatment of adult pancreatic hemagiomas are discussed following review of all published cases.

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