A case of serous cystadenoma of the pancreas with a central stellate scar detected on contrast-enhanced ultrasound with perflubutane

Hirofumi Yamanishi; Tomoyuki Yokota; Nobuaki Azemoto; Masashi Hirooka; Hidehiro Murakami; Yoichi Hiasa; Bunzo Matsuura; Morikazu Onji

doi:10.1007/s12328-009-0078-8

A case of serous cystadenoma of the pancreas with a central stellate scar detected on contrast-enhanced ultrasound with perflubutane

Clin J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jun;2(3):232-237. doi: 10.1007/s12328-009-0078-8. Epub 2009 Apr 25.

Authors

Hirofumi Yamanishi¹, Tomoyuki Yokota¹, Nobuaki Azemoto¹, Masashi Hirooka², Hidehiro Murakami², Yoichi Hiasa¹, Bunzo Matsuura¹, Morikazu Onji³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
² Department of Endoscopic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan. onjimori@m.ehime-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 26192303
DOI: 10.1007/s12328-009-0078-8

Abstract

An asymptomatic 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for detailed evaluation of a 63-mm mass in the tail of the pancreas detected on abdominal computed tomography (CT). Abdominal ultrasound (US) revealed a hypoechoic solid mass, but on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) with perflubutane, a stellate structure within the tumor, characteristic of a serous cystadenoma, was observed. A distal pancreatectomy was performed, and histologic examination confirmed a serous cystadenoma of the pancreas. This case highlights the usefulness of CE-US with perflubutane for diagnosis of pancreatic serous cystadenomas.

Keywords: Central stellate scar; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Pancreatic tumor; Perflubutane; Serous cystadenoma.