Case Report
 
Report of a case of pancreatic hemangioma: A difficult preoperative diagnosis
AL Hashmi Al Warith,1, Lagrange Xavier1, Fara Régis1, Camerlo Antoine1
1Digestive surgery department, Hospital European, Marseille, France

Article ID: Z01201709CR10824AW
doi:10.5348/ijcri-201785-CR-10824

Address correspondence to:
Antoine Camerlo
Digestive surgery department
Hospital European, Marseille
France

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Al Warith AH, Xavier L, Régis F, Antoine C. Report of a case of pancreatic hemangioma: A difficult preoperative diagnosis. Int J Case Rep Images 2017;8(9):575–578.


ABSTRACT

Hemangiomas can be found in various organs in the gastrointestinal tract but are rarely described in the pancreas. We report here a case of 71-year-old female who presented on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan an incidental finding of cystic lesion in the tail of the pancreas. Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging scan after three months showed well demarcated multi loculated lesion increasing in size comparing to the last CT scan. The patient underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy. The pathological analysis of the specimen showed a pancreatic hemangioma with no features of malignancy. The clinical presentation, radiological features and the modalities of diagnosis are here discussed.

Keywords: Endoscopic ultrasound, Hemangioma, Pancreatic cyst



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Acknowledgements
We are thankful to Portier Marie Pierre for histology pictures.

Author Contributions
AL Hashmi Al Warith – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Lagrange Xavier – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Fara Régis – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Camerlo Antoine – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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