CYSTIC DYSTROPHY IN AN ABERRANT PANCREAS - MERITS OF CT AND MRI

Case report of a cystic dystrophia appearing in an ectopic pancreas. T he clinical diagnosis was preoperatively suspected by the findings of CT scan revealing a tumor located in the wall of the duodenum and by t he data of MRI indicating its cystic and fibrotic structure. A focus o f reacting pancreatitis was found in the vicinity of the cystic dystro phia while the remaining pancreas was normal. The surgical treatment w as a duodenopancreatectomy, justified by the potential risks of compli cations.