Magnetic resonance imaging features of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma : a literature review

OBJECTIVE: To explore the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) manifestations of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (PNC).

METHODS: The clinical data of 7 PNC patients as confirmed by pathological examination were analyzed retrospectively and the relevant literatures discussed.

RESULTS: Among them, 2 patients were misdiagnosed for benign tumor lesion, one for SPT and another for pancreatic cancer with liver metastasis. And 3 were diagnosed correctly. The lesions showed irregular or lobulated shapes: 5 in body and tail of pancreas and 2 in head of pancreas. All lesions were hypointense on T(1)WI. They were iso- to slightly hyperintense (n = 5) and heterogeneously hyperintense (n = 2) on T(2)WI. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI was performed in all. There were slight enhancement (n = 2) and moderate enhancement (n = 5) during arterial phase. During interstitial and delayed phases, there were gradual enhancement (n = 2) and less enhancement (n = 5) than pancreatic parenchyma. There were metastasis of lymph nodes (n = 1), splenic metastasis (n = 2), liver metastasis (n = 1) and invasion of pancreatic capsule (n = 3).

CONCLUSION: Due to the lack of MRI specificities, a definite diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma must be made by pathological examination and immunohistochemistry.

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2012

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2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

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Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 92(2012), 7 vom: 21. Feb., Seite 483-6

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Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hai-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ying-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xin-Kun [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Hui-Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 31.01.2013

Date Revised 23.10.2018

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10.3760/cma.j.issn.00376-2491-2012.07.014

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NLM216903963