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Pancreatitis vs pancreatic mass

12 year old FN lurcher
Vomiting, inappetance and abdominal pain
Abdo scan showed severe steatitis/peritonitis with low volume free fluid.
Duodenum was thickened, spastic with ill-defined layering
Pancreas was oedematous and irregular with area in body which was severely heterogenous – is it possible to tell without sampling whether this is most likely inflammation/necrosis or neoplasia?

12 year old FN lurcher
Vomiting, inappetance and abdominal pain
Abdo scan showed severe steatitis/peritonitis with low volume free fluid.
Duodenum was thickened, spastic with ill-defined layering
Pancreas was oedematous and irregular with area in body which was severely heterogenous – is it possible to tell without sampling whether this is most likely inflammation/necrosis or neoplasia?

March 13, 2018 at 11:34 pm -

hmmm pancreatic necrosis an

hmmm pancreatic necrosis an dcarcinoma can look very similar. FNA for sure in different echotextures.

veteurope1

March 14, 2018 at 9:59 am -

Hopefully will get to do that

Hopefully will get to do that in the coming days. Thank you.