Solitary fibrous tumor of the pancreas: a case report

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman presented in the clinic with right upper abdominal pain. She had no fever, chills, nausea, emesis, diarrhea, jaundice, or biliuria. Abdominal ultrasound examination was performed, and a 1.5 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm hypoechoic mass in the body of the pancreas was incidentally noted, with no evidence of cholelithiasis or biliary/pancreatic ductal dilatation. Helical computerized tomography (CT) scan of the pancreas showed a 1.8 × 1.5 cm subtle hyperattenuating lesion anteriorly at the junction of the pancreatic head and body (Figure 1). Magnetic resonance imaging studies confirmed the presence of a solid enhancing pancreatic mass measuring 2.1 × 1.4 cm. Laboratory data were within normal limits, including 11 U/ml of serum CA19-9 and <5.0 ng/m