| The differential diagnosis of pancreatic cysts by MR imaging. | |
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PMID: 8799419 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND/AIM: The usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MR imaging) in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the pancreas was assessed. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Pseudocyst was present in 9 patients, retention cyst in 4, simple cyst in 2, serous cystadenoma in 1, mucinous cystadenoma in 6, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in 6. The relative signal intensity (SI) of each cystic lesion on MR imaging was assessed in comparison with that of the liver. RESULTS: It was difficult to distinguish the cystic types from each other based on the SI on MR images. Insofar as mucinous cystic tumors, those containing gelatinous mucin showed higher SI on T1-weighted images than those containing mucinous but watery fluid. five of the 6 mucinous cystic tumors containing gelatinous mucin were histologically malignant, whereas all except one those containing watery fluid were benign. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the SI on T1-weighted images may be useful in distinguishing malignant from benign mucinous cystic tumors. |
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K Nishihara; A Kawabata; T Ueno; M Miyahara; Y Hamanaka; T Suzuki |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hepato-gastroenterology Volume: 43 ISSN: 0172-6390 ISO Abbreviation: Hepatogastroenterology Publication Date: 1996 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-01-14 Completed Date: 1997-01-14 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8007849 Medline TA: Hepatogastroenterology Country: GREECE |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 714-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery II, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. |
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Adult Aged Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis Cystadenoma, Mucinous / diagnosis Cystadenoma, Serous / diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Pancreas / pathology Pancreatic Cyst / diagnosis* Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis* Pancreatic Pseudocyst / diagnosis* |
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