Pancreatic lipoma
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Pancreatic lipomas are uncommon mesenchymal tumors of the pancreas.
Clinical presentation
Rarely symptomatic, they are most often detected incidentally on cross-sectional imaging for another purpose. If they do cause symptoms, it will typically be those related to regional mass effect from the mass.
Pathology
Mature fat cells with thin internal fibrous septa. It differs from pancreatic lipomatosis in that it has well-defined margins conferred by a thin collagen capsule.
Radiographic features
Correct diagnosis is important to avoid confusion with a neoplastic process. Most contain macroscopic fat.
Ultrasound
- difficult to diagnose: may be hyperechoic or hypoechoic
CT
- well-circumscribed, lobulated lesion in the pancreas
- generally fat attenuation (≤ -30 HU)
- non-enhancing
MRI
- well-circumscribed, lobulated lesion in the pancreas
- T1 and T2 hyperintense
- saturates on a fat-saturated sequence
- may not be hypointense on an out-of-phase sequence (edge may show "india-ink" artefact)
Ultrasound
difficult to diagnose: may be hyperechoic or hypoechoic
Treatment and prognosis
They are benign lesions, and only rarely require resection.
Differential diagnosis
- pancreatic mature cystic teratoma (dermoid): even more rare; may have associated calcifications
- liposarcoma: should be considered if there are atypical findings such as an infiltrative lesion, a large lesion, or solid enhancing elements
-<p><strong>Pancreatic lipomas </strong>are uncommon <a href="/articles/pancreatic-mesenchymal-neoplasms">mesenchymal tumors of the pancreas</a>.</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>Rarely symptomatic, they are most often detected incidentally on cross-sectional imaging for another purpose. If they do cause symptoms, it will typically be those related to regional mass effect from the mass.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Mature fat cells with thin internal fibrous septa. It differs from <a href="/articles/pancreatic-lipomatosis">pancreatic lipomatosis</a> in that it has well-defined margins conferred by a thin collagen capsule.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>Correct diagnosis is important to avoid confusion with a neoplastic process. Most contain macroscopic fat.</p><h5>CT</h5><ul>- +<p><strong>Pancreatic lipomas </strong>are uncommon <a href="/articles/pancreatic-mesenchymal-neoplasms">mesenchymal tumors of the pancreas</a>.</p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>Rarely symptomatic, they are most often detected incidentally on cross-sectional imaging for another purpose. If they do cause symptoms, it will typically be those related to regional mass effect from the mass.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Mature fat cells with thin internal fibrous septa. It differs from <a href="/articles/pancreatic-lipomatosis">pancreatic lipomatosis</a> in that it has well-defined margins conferred by a thin collagen capsule.</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>Correct diagnosis is important to avoid confusion with a neoplastic process. Most contain macroscopic fat.</p><h5>Ultrasound</h5><ul><li>difficult to diagnose: may be hyperechoic or hypoechoic</li></ul><h5>CT</h5><ul>
-</ul><h5>Ultrasound</h5><ul><li>difficult to diagnose: may be hyperechoic or hypoechoic</li></ul><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>They are benign lesions, and only rarely require resection.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><ul>- +</ul><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>They are benign lesions, and only rarely require resection.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><ul>
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