Comparison of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma using multidetector-row computed tomography

Figure 3 Visual patterns of the adenocarcinoma and the acinar cell carcinoma in the 4 phases. A-D: Adenocarcinoma in the pancreatic tail (circle); The tumor was hypodense in all 4 phases (A: Non-contrast phase; B: Arterial phase; C: Portal venous phase; D: delayed phase). It showed a gradual enhancement pattern across the phases; E-H: Case 1, Acinar cell carcinoma in the pancreatic head (circle); The tumor was isodense and undetectable in the non-contrast phase, although calcification was identified (arrow) (E); It was hypodense in all 3 contrast-enhanced phases (F: Arterial phase; G: Portal venous phase; H: Delayed phase); Contrast enhancement was the strongest in the portal venous phase (G).