"Solid-looking" and "true" solid serous cystadenoma of the pancreas: A challenging diagnosis at imaging.

Abstract

s / Pancreatology 14 (2014) S1eS129 S88 overall pancreatic arteriovenous malformation were bleeding (50.6%), pancreatitis (16.9%), portal hypertension (6.7%), and pseudocyst (3.4%). The most common presenting symptom of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation was gastrointestinal bleeding (47.2%), followed by epigastric pain (46.1%). Surgery (43.8%) was the most common treatment for pancreatic arteriovenous malformation cases, followed by transarterial embolization (11.2%), a combination of surgery and transarterial embolization (10.1%), and radiotherapy (2.2%). No intervention was done for 29.2% of the cases of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation. Conclusion: Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation occurs most commonly in the pancreatic head; gastrointestinal bleeding is the main symptom. Surgical resection of the pancreatic arteriovenous malformation is recommended whenever feasible.