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IV-contrast enhanced arterial phase abdominal CT scan (Case 1) demonstrating 1.5 cm x 1.1 cm x 1.5 cm mass at the pancreatic tail (arrow).
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A CT scan in our institution revealed a 3.4 cm x 2.1 cm area of hypoattenuation in the pancreatic tail, best visualized on the arterial phase images, corresponding to the patient's recent EUS and biopsy proven neuroendocrine tumor in the pancreatic tail (Fig. 1).
Gross specimen of the pancreatic tail (Case 1) demonstrating a 1.7 cm x 1.9 cm lesion (arrow) at the periphery 2.0 mm from the pancreatic duct.
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The surgical pathology results demonstrated a neuroendocrine carcinoma (WHO grade 3), 1.9 cm in size, involving the pancreas and the peripancreatic tissue (Fig. 2).
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