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. 1998 Jun;170(6):1485-7.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.170.6.9609158.

Lipomas of the pancreas

D S Katz  1 , P M Nardi, J Hines, R Barckhausen, K R Math, A A Fruauff, M J Lane
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Lipomas of the pancreas

D S Katz et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the CT findings of pancreatic lipomas in four patients.

Conclusion: In all four cases, the lipoma was revealed incidentally on CT scans obtained for other reasons. CT scans were diagnostic, showing well-circumscribed masses within the pancreas composed almost entirely of fat, with a few scattered vessels or septa or both, which ranged in size from 1.4 x 2.0 cm to 4.5 x 5.3 cm in the axial plane. Pancreatic lipomas are rare, usually incidental tumors and, as with lipomas found elsewhere in the body, conservative management is often indicated.

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