CT diagnosis of mucinous hepotobiliary cystadenoma and mucinous pancreatic cystadenoma

Objective:To explore the CT diagositic value of cystic biliary tumors or cystic pancreatic tumors.Methods:12 cases of cystic biliary tumors or cystic pancreatic tumors imagings of CT and clinical data were analyzed restrospectively,all cases were confirmed by operation and pathologic biopsy in our hospital between 1989 1 and 2002 6.Results:5 cases were found in cystic biliary tumors.Among them include 3 cases of biliary cystadenooma,2 cases of biliary cystadenocarcinoma.7 cases were found incystic pancreatic tumors.Among them in clude 4 cases of pancreatic cystadenoma,3 cases of pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma.Distal metastasis were found in 2 cases,metastatic lymph nodes were found in 5 cases.Conclusion:By CT scanning,the size of the tumor,its local extension and infiltration,its relation to the adjacent structures and lymph node metastases could be demonstrated.It has important value in preoperative planning.