Журнал клинических случаев

Case Reports Covering Diagnostic, Pathogenic and Therapeutic Aspects of Diseases

Abstract

Dieudonne Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo

In the volume 3 issue 11, Meena from India, reports on a rare case of lipoma of pancreas from a 60 year-old woman who presented in emergency department with abdominal pain. Anabdominal Computer Tomography imaging after an abdominal ultrasonography examination revealed the characteristics of the lesion. Authors assert that lipoma of pancreas which represents less than 1% of all pancreatic tumours must be distinguished radiologically from replacement or infiltration fatty disorder, replacement focal fat, lipomatosis or adipose dysplasia, pseudohypertrophyclipomatosis, pancreatic teratoma,andliposarcoma.