PMC4361906_01
CT of the abdomen showing the mass in the pancreatic body and tail and possible metastasis in the liver. a Hypodensity in the body and tail of the pancreas, with the pancreas appearing prominent in size in this region, measuring up to 4.9 cm (circle). No obvious pancreatic ductal dilatation is noted. b, c Hypodense mass in the left lobe of the liver, measuring up to approximately 4.6 cm. Smaller hypodense lesions in the right lobe of the liver measuring up to 2.6 cm in diameter (circles). There is associated confluent soft tissue density in the peripancreatic region posteriorly, with apparent extension to the para-aortic region.
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The CT scan showed abnormalities suggesting malignancy in the distal body and tail of the pancreas, retroperitoneal adenopathy, multiple hepatic masses, as well as thrombi in hepatic, splenic, left renal, and portal veins (fig. 1).