MR imaging features of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in adult and pediatric patients

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Aug;181(2):395-401. doi: 10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810395.

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to describe the MR imaging features of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.

Conclusion: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas, a tumor typically seen in young women, is a large, well-defined, encapsulated lesion with heterogeneous high or low signal intensity on T1-weighted, heterogeneous high signal intensity on T2-weighted, and early peripheral heterogeneous enhancement with progressive fill-in on gadolinium-enhanced dynamic MR imaging. These features help differentiate this rare tumor from other pancreatic neoplasms.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Gadolinium DTPA