Pancreatic Islet Cell Amyloidosis Manifesting as a Large Pancreas
Korean Journal of Radiology
; : 94-97, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
A 39-year-old female patient presented to our hospital with epigastric pain lasting for two months. Laboratory results showed impaired glucose tolerance. Ultrasonography of the patient showed a hypoechoic, diffusely enlarged pancreas. CT revealed a large pancreas, with multiple calcifications. On MRI, a diffusely enlarged pancreas was seen hypointense on both T1- and T2-weighted images with heterogeneous enhancement after gadolinium administration. A biopsy of the pancreas revealed primary amyloidosis of islet cells. Decreased signal on T1-weighted images without inflammation findings on CT and MRI were clues for the diagnosis.
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Main subject:
Pancreatic Diseases
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Islets of Langerhans
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Contrast Media
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Glucose Tolerance Test
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Amyloidosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2012
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Article