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Pancreas, Adenocarcinoma: Multimedia

Author: Mahesh Kumar Neelala Anand, MBBS, DNB, FRCR, Clinical Director, Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
Coauthor(s): Colm Boylan, MRCP, FRCR, Specialist Registrar, Department of Radiology, North Manchester General Hospital NHS Trust, UK; Narainder Gupta, MD, DRM, MSc, FRCR, Division Director, Assistant Professor of Cardio-thoracic Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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Updated: Apr 13, 2007

Multimedia

Scan from axial multisection CT in a patient with...
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Media file 1: Scan from axial multisection CT in a patient with pancreatic cancer shows a low-attenuating mass in the head of the pancreas, adjacent to the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). Image courtesy of Dr Zahir Amin.
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Scan from axial multisection CT in a patient with...

Scan from axial multisection CT in a patient with pancreatic cancer shows a low-attenuating mass in the head of the pancreas, adjacent to the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). Image courtesy of Dr Zahir Amin.

Coronal reconstruction showing a mass encasing an...
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Media file 2: Coronal reconstruction showing a mass encasing and narrowing the portal vein. Image courtesy of Dr Zahir Amin.
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Coronal reconstruction showing a mass encasing an...

Coronal reconstruction showing a mass encasing and narrowing the portal vein. Image courtesy of Dr Zahir Amin.

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Keywords

pancreatic exocrine tumor, pancreatic carcinoma

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Mahesh Kumar Neelala Anand, MBBS, DNB, FRCR, Clinical Director, Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
Mahesh Kumar Neelala Anand, MBBS, DNB, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: British Medical Association, Radiological Society of North America, and Royal College of Radiologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Colm Boylan, MRCP, FRCR, Specialist Registrar, Department of Radiology, North Manchester General Hospital NHS Trust, UK
Colm Boylan, MRCP, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: Royal College of Radiologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Narainder Gupta, MD, DRM, MSc, FRCR, Division Director, Assistant Professor of Cardio-thoracic Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Narainder Gupta, MD, DRM, MSc, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, Royal College of Radiologists, and Society of Thoracic Radiology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Zahir Amin, MBBS, MRCP, MD, FRCR, Consulting Staff, Department of Imaging, The Middlesex Hospital, University College London Hospitals Trust
Zahir Amin, MBBS, MRCP, MD, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: British Institute of Radiology, British Medical Association, and Royal College of Radiologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Udo P Schmiedl, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Washington; Consulting Staff, Swedish Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Radiologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

John Karani, MBBS, FRCR, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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