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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Published in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 6/2018

01-12-2018 | Interesting Image

Groove Pancreatitis Masquerading as Pancreatic Carcinoma—Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT

Authors: Ashwin Singh Parihar, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Shelvin Kumar Vadi, Apurva Sood, Rajender Kumar, Usha Dutta

Published in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 6/2018

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Abstract

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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Metadata
Title
Groove Pancreatitis Masquerading as Pancreatic Carcinoma—Detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT
Authors
Ashwin Singh Parihar
Bhagwant Rai Mittal
Shelvin Kumar Vadi
Apurva Sood
Rajender Kumar
Usha Dutta
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Electronic ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-018-0552-7

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