A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis
Elastofibroma is a benign tumor of the musculoskeletal system characterized by the abnormal accumulation of elastinophilic fibers. It has been classically described for subscapular region but has been reported in several musculoskeletal sites over the years and rarely even in the GI tract but never...
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| author | Abhinav Goyal Deepanshu Jain Ishfaq Bhat Shailender Singh |
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| description | Elastofibroma is a benign tumor of the musculoskeletal system characterized by the abnormal accumulation of elastinophilic fibers. It has been classically described for subscapular region but has been reported in several musculoskeletal sites over the years and rarely even in the GI tract but never in pancreas. We therefore present the case of a 45-year-old female who presented with intermittent abdominal pain. CT of abdomen revealed 1.4 cm pancreatic neck lesion without peripancreatic lymphadenopathy. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided FNA was nondiagnostic. Surgical resection was performed with central pancreatectomy. Histopathology revealed well demarcated nodules of hypocellular collagen with abundant elastic fibers, characteristic of pancreatic elastofibroma. Treatment is not needed unless symptomatic and surgical resection is the preferred therapeutic option when indicated. This case adds another entity to the differential diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a60e8841a7e4e0693f62cd64d66fb3b2025-08-20T03:33:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26971872697187A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic ElastofibromatosisAbhinav Goyal0Deepanshu Jain1Ishfaq Bhat2Shailender Singh3Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USAEinstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USAUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USAUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USAElastofibroma is a benign tumor of the musculoskeletal system characterized by the abnormal accumulation of elastinophilic fibers. It has been classically described for subscapular region but has been reported in several musculoskeletal sites over the years and rarely even in the GI tract but never in pancreas. We therefore present the case of a 45-year-old female who presented with intermittent abdominal pain. CT of abdomen revealed 1.4 cm pancreatic neck lesion without peripancreatic lymphadenopathy. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided FNA was nondiagnostic. Surgical resection was performed with central pancreatectomy. Histopathology revealed well demarcated nodules of hypocellular collagen with abundant elastic fibers, characteristic of pancreatic elastofibroma. Treatment is not needed unless symptomatic and surgical resection is the preferred therapeutic option when indicated. This case adds another entity to the differential diagnosis of pancreatic mass lesions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2697187 |
| spellingShingle | Abhinav Goyal Deepanshu Jain Ishfaq Bhat Shailender Singh A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis |
| title_full | A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis |
| title_fullStr | A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis |
| title_short | A Unique Case of Pancreatic Mass due to Pancreatic Elastofibromatosis |
| title_sort | unique case of pancreatic mass due to pancreatic elastofibromatosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2697187 |
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