Imaging and clinical features of xanthogranulomatous pancreatitis: an analysis of 10 cases at a single institution.

Ji Hye KwonJin Hee KimSo Yeon KimJae Ho ByunHyoung Jung KimSeung-Mo HongMoon-Gyu LeeSeung Soo Lee

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)

XGP typically manifests as a clinically silent lobulated heterogeneous mass, with a progressive enhancement pattern and/or irregular thick wall, and diffusion restriction on CT/MRI. Awareness of the imaging and clinical features of XGP may help differentiate it from pancreatic neoplasms, thereby reducing unnecessary surgery.

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