Nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas in an 8-year-old girl

JBR-BTR. 2007 Nov-Dec;90(6):528-31.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnosis*
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnostic imaging
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / surgery
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Contrast Media