Sclerosing epithelioid mesenchymal neoplasm of the pancreas: a rare mimicker of common pancreatic neoplasms
Shengwei Mo, Boju Pan · 2026
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Description
Shengwei Mo and Boju Pan present a pancreatic tumor so rare that it imitates far more common growths. Their patient, a woman in her late fifties, came to a surgical clinic after a scan found a lobulated mass in the tail of her pancreas. Imaging showed mixed signal patterns and strong enhancement, and routine tumor markers in her blood gave no clear answer, leaving the growth's identity open.
Tissue examination after removal identified a sclerosing epithelioid mesenchymal neoplasm, an entity most pathologists will never see. Publishing the imaging features alongside the final diagnosis builds the small shared record that future cases will be judged against. For radiologists and surgeons, the lesson is practical. An unusual enhancement pattern in a pancreatic tail mass may deserve a wider differential than the common cancers and cysts that dominate the list.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shengwei Mo, Boju Pan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8582 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |