LIPOMAS OF THE PANCREAS

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to describe the CT findings o f pancreatic lipomas in four patients. CONCLUSION. In all four cases, the lipoma was revealed incidentally on CT scans obtained for other re asons. CT scans were diagnostic, showing well-circumscribed masses wit hin the pancreas composed almost entirely of fat, with a few scattered vessels or septa or both, which ranged in size from 1.4 x 2.0 cm to 4 .5 x 5.3 cm in the axial plane. Pancreatic lipomas are rare, usually i ncidental tumors and, as with lipomas found elsewhere in the body, con servative management is often indicated.