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KMID : 1148920180520060473
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018 Volume.52 No. 6 p.473 ~ p.474
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Groove Pancreatitis Masquerading as Pancreatic Carcinoma?Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT
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Parihar Ashwin Singh
Mittal Bhagwant Rai
Vadi Shelvin Kumar
Sood Apurva
Kumar Rajender
Dutta Usha
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Abstract
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Groove pancreatitis is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis that affects the groove area adjacent to the second part of the duodenum. Clinical and biochemical features often overlap with other subsets of chronic pancreatitis, while the imaging features resemble that of carcinoma of the head of pancreas. We present a 38-year-old man with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and loss of weight who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT to rule out a pancreatic malignancy. PET/CT imaging features of groove pancreatitis are distinct from the other subsets of chronic pancreatitis, such as alcoholic and autoimmune pancreatitis, and helpful in the diagnosis and planning further management of the patient.
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KEYWORD
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Groove pancreatitis, 18F-FDG PET/CT, Carcinoma pancreas, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Chronic pancreatitis
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