Nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas in an 8-year-old girl
Breysem, L.; Kersemans, P.; Vanbeckevoort, D.; Ectors, N.; Smet, M.H.
Jbr-Btr Organe de la Societe Royale Belge de Radiologie 90(6): 528-531
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-7430 PMID: 18376771 Document Number: 612002
We report a case of a nonfunctioning neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor in the pediatric age group. An 8-year-old child complains of vague abdominal pain and radiological investigations detect a tumoral mass in the pancreatic tail. Abdominal ultrasound, contrast enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrate a round intrapancreatic solid moderately vascularized lesion of approximately 5 cm in diameter, with a smooth contour and well demarcated from the surrounding tissues. After surgical resection, the diagnosis of a hormonally inactive benign neuroendocrine tumor is histologically diagnosed. Patient's follow-up is uneventful.