Pancreatic cancer: CT scan
Muzzio, P.C.; Pescarini, L.; Toffolutti, T.; Pittarello, F.; Pomerri, F.
International Journal of Pancreatology Official Journal of the International Association of Pancreatology 3(Suppl 1): S125-S130
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0169-4197 PMID: 3209866 Document Number: 307970
The results of 72 cases of histologically confirmed pancreatic neoplasm are reviewed. By applying a semeiological scheme, which considers intra and extrapancreatic alterations, it is shown that the possibility of a pre-invasive diagnosis on CT is still limited, and requires further confirmation. CT examination is unique for demonstrating the extension of the lesion, and provides truly probative findings for a specific diagnosis, especially when signs of direct local or distant invasion appear.