Table 1

Clinical and imaging findings in seven children with pancreatoblastoma

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4Case 5Case 6Case 7
AFP level
(0–20 ng/mL)
32.531.4155.7319.4380.60.91.2
Clinical presentationAbdominal painPalpable massPalpable massVomiting, palpable massAbdominal pain, distention, palpable massAbdominal painFever, palpable mass
Tumor locationTailHeadBodyBody/tailBody/tailBodyHead
EncapsulationIncompleteIncompleteCompleteIncompleteIncompleteCompleteComplete
MorphologyIrregularIrregularLobulatedLobulatedLobulatedLobulatedLobulated
MarginPartly indistinctPartly indistinctClearClearClearClearClear
Size (cm)6.77.77.212.514.59.210
HeterogeneityCystic-solidMainly solidCystic-solidMainly cysticMainly cysticMainly cysticCystic-solid
CalcificationCurvilinear and punctateCurvilinear and punctateCurvilinear and punctateCurvilinear and punctateCurvilinear and punctatePunctateCurvilinear and punctate
Contrast enhancementHeterogeneousHeterogeneousHeterogeneousHeterogeneousHeterogeneousHeterogeneousHeterogeneous
InvasionYesYesNoYesYesNoNo
Feeding arterySAGDA, SMAGDA, SMAGDA, SA, SMA, LGA, RGASA, SMAGDA, SAGDA, SMA
  • AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; GDA, gastroduodenal artery; LGA, left gastric artery; RGA, right gastric artery; SA, splenic artery; SMA, superior mesenteric artery.