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A Small Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor with Marked Pancreatic Duct Dilatation and Parenchymal Atrophy

작은 크기에서 현저한 주췌관 확장과 췌장실질 위축을 동반한 신경내분비종

  • Won, Sunghyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Seung-Mo (Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Sangwoo (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Yunsik (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Jang, Il-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hyoung Jung (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • 원성현 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 내과) ;
  • 홍승모 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 병리과) ;
  • 김명환 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 내과) ;
  • 박상우 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 내과) ;
  • 최윤식 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 내과) ;
  • 장일영 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 내과) ;
  • 김형중 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.09.13
  • Published : 2014.05.01

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas often cause marked pancreatic duct dilatation and associated parenchymal atrophy. We present the case of a small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with upstream pancreatic duct dilatation and severe parenchymal atrophy. A small enhancing tumor was observed at the head of the pancreas on computed tomography (CT). Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration was negative for malignancy. We performed a pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy since we could not exclude the presence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The pathological and immunohistochemical examination revealed a serotonin-positive neuroendocrine tumor, measured $1.0{\times}0.5cm$. The pathological specimen was remarkable for the marked stromal fibrosis in the area of the tumor, which resulted in narrowing of the main pancreatic duct. Here, we report a rare small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, the CT image of which resembled that of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, in which the expression of serotonin and associated fibrosis might be a possible mechanism for the marked main pancreatic duct dilatation.

췌장 신경내분비종양은 작은 크기에서도 췌관의 협착에 의한 상류쪽 주췌관의 확장을 동반할 수 있다. 췌관을 직접 침범하지 않고도 췌관의 협착이 발생할 수 있으며 특징적으로 세로토닌 면역염색에서 양성을 보이는 경우가 많다. CT에서 조영증강되는 종괴가 있으면서 주췌관의 확장과 췌장 실질의 위축이 동반될 경우, 일단 췌장선암의 존재 여부를 확인하는 것이 가장 중요하지만 췌장 신경내분비종양도 감별진단에 포함해야 한다. 그리고 세로토닌 분비 췌장 신경내분비종양 가능성을 고려하여 추가 면역화학염색이 필요함을 생각할 수 있다.

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