Possible Pancreatic Cystosis
- Pancreatic involvement in cystic fibrosis can result in exocrine or endocrine insufficiency.
- The spectrum of pancreatic appearances has been described as follows: complete replacement of the pancreas by fibrofatty tissue, with enlargement of the pancreas corresponding to lipomatous pseudohypertrophy; partial replacement of the pancreas by fibrofatty tissue; complete atrophy of the pancreas without fatty replacement; diffuse pancreatic fibrosis; and cystic transformation of the pancreas. Calcifications may also be found.
- Macroscopic cysts measuring more than 1 cm are a rare condition. Macrocysts of different sizes distributed throughout the gland represent an extremely unusual form of pancreatic involvement in CF that has been described in only a few patients and is known as pancreatic cystosis.
Possible Pancreatic Cystosis
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
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