Abstract
Hypervascular pancreatic lesions/masses can arise due to a variety of causes, both benign and malignant, leading to a wide differential diagnosis. Accurate differentiation of these lesions into appropriate diagnoses can be challenging; however, this is important for directing clinical management. This manuscript provides a multimodality imaging review of hypervascular pancreatic lesion, with emphasis on an imaging-based algorithmic approach for differentiation of these lesions, which may serve as a decision support tool when encountering these uncommon lesions. Additionally, we stratify these lesions into three categories based on malignant potential, to help guide clinical management.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1013-1028 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Abdominal Radiology |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Decision support
- Hypervascular masses
- Neuroendocrine tumor
- Pancreas
- Pancreatic neoplasm
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Gastroenterology
- Urology