Lipomas of the pancreas

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

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.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*