Case of the Month

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Case of the Month CLINICAL HISTORY A 27-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presented with mild abdominal pain. When questioned, the patient denied experiencing recent weight loss. FINDINGS Axial CT images were obtained in the arterial and venous phases after administration of oral and intravenous contrast media. A 6.4 × 5.9 × 8.6-cm mass was found to arise from the tail of the pancreas and protrude caudally into the left mid- and lower abdomen.

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