Pancreatic pseudocyst

Case contributed by Tariq Walizai
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Patient has has an episode of sever abdominal pain for which he has admitted in ER and followed by gradually distension of abdomen.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
ct

 

A large, definable, fluid-density, cystic lesion is noted involving retroperitoneal region seem to be arising from body and head of the pancreas with relative sparing of tail. The lesion shows a single internal septa.

The mass lesion exerting mass effects on adjacent structures.

Prostate gland is enlarged in size.

Case Discussion

CT features and clinical data are of cystic lesion with most likely differential of pancreatic pseudocyst as described above.

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