Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL), a localized lymphoma in the pancreas, accounts for <0.5% of all pancreatic masses and presents with symptoms favoring the more common adenocarcinoma. It is important to differentiate PPL from adenocarcinoma since treatment and prognosis differ considerably. PPL is potentially curable with chemotherapy, especially if it is diagnosed at early stages. A definitiv...

Splenic infarction is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen4. Causes include hematologic disease (such as leukemia, lymphoma, myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera), thromboembolic disorders, splenic vascular disease, pancreatic disorders, vasculitis, portal hypertension, bacterial endocarditis, sickle cell disease and infiltrative disorders1,3. It is a well-documented complication of lymphoma. However...

Solid lesions of the pancreas represent a heterogeneous group of entities that can be broadly classified as either neoplastic or nonneoplastic. Neoplastic lesions include pancreatic adenocarcinoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, solid pseudopapillary tumor, pancreatoblastoma, pancreatic lymphoma, metastases to the pancreas, and rare miscellaneous neoplasms. Nonneoplastic lesions include focal...

Purpose Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis based on an autoimmune inflammatory process (1, 2). Up to 5% of all cases of chronic pancreatitis are thought to be AIP (2). It may be focal or diffuse. Typical cross sectional imaging characteristics for AIP include enlargement of the affected parts of the gland, irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct and red...