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Non-Functioning, Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor in a 16-Year-old Boy: A Case Report  

Lim, Se-Woong (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital)
Lee, Young-Hwan (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital)
Choi, See-Sung (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital)
Cho, Hyun-Sun (Department of Radiology, Inje University Sanggyepaik Hospital)
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Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging / v.14, no.2, 2010 , pp. 145-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with a solid pancreatic mass which proved to be a nonfunctioning, malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET). In pediatric patients, malignant pancreatic tumors are rare, especially malignant PNET. When dynamic contrast enhanced MRI showed a well enhancing solid pancreatic tumor on arterial and delayed phases and combined with malignant features, such as vascular invasion, invasion of adjascent organs, and lymphadenopathy, we should include malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in the differential diagnosis of childhood pancreatic tumors.
Keywords
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; Islet cell tumor; Children; Magnetic resonance (MR);
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