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From: Detection of small (≤ 2 cm) pancreatic adenocarcinoma and surrounding parenchyma: correlations between enhancement patterns at triphasic MDCT and histologic features

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma of the neck of the pancreas: histology with triple-phase helical CT correlation in severe and mild chronic pancreatitis of pancreas upstream and downstream respectively. Severe diffuse fibrosis of upstream pancreatic tissue (HδE 100X) (a), ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma with intense severe desmoplastic stromal reaction consisting of dense collagen (HδE 100X) (b), and extensive inflammatory infiltrate with mild fibrosis in downstream pancreas (HδE 100X) (c) and correspective pattern of progressive enhancement with maximum peak on delayed phase of the upstream pancreatic tissue (arrow in d, e, f), pancreatic ductal carcinoma (arrow in g, h, i) and maximum enhancement in pancreatic parenchymal phase that gradually decreases on portal and delayed phase on CT (arrow in l, m, n). Note dilatation of main pancreatic duct in the pancreas upstream to the tumor.

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BMC Gastroenterology

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