Author/Authors :
Kocakoc, Ercan Department of Radiology - Faculty of Medicine - Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey , Havan, Nuri Department of Radiology - Faculty of Medicine - Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey , Bilgin, Mehmet Department of Radiology - Faculty of Medicine - Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey , Atay, Musa Department of Radiology - Faculty of Medicine - Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
Primary pancreatic leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant neoplasms with an aggressive course and a large size. A 56-year-old woman presented with an 8-year history of abdominal pain. Multislice computed tomography revealed a large heterogeneous mass with necrotic, calcified and macroscopic fatty areas. The tumor was excised. Histopathological evaluation revealed leiomyosarcoma of the pancreas. If a patient has a large size mass with a cystic-necrotic component, pancreatic leiomyosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis list after excluding other common differential diagnoses
