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Pancreatic calcification

Case contributed by Paresh K Desai
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Preoperative chest radiograph

Patient Data

Age: Adult
x-ray

Upper abdominal calcification midline and to the left. 

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Case Discussion

Upper abdominal calcification may be pancreatic, in which case it is usually secondary to chronic pancreatitis.

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