In patients with CF, pancreatic glandular tissue is significantly reduced in size. Pancreatic fatty replacement is the most frequent pattern in older patients with CF and correlates with pancreatic exocrine dysfunction.

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Carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms that belong to a more general category of tumor called the APUDomas. Ninety percent of carcinoid tumors are located in the gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal carcinoid tumors are categorized according to the division of the primitive gut from which they arise. Carcinoid tumors originating from the foregut develop in the gastric wall, duodenum, and pancreas; those originating from the midgut develop from the small bowel, appendix, and right colon; and those originating from the hindgut develop from the transverse or left colon or from the rectum. This report illustrates the computed tomographic appearance of primary and metastatic carcinoid tumors of the abdomen. Among the different organs that may be involved by metastases from carcinoid tumor, special emphasis is placed on the liver.

The purpose of this study was to report the CT findings of renal cell carcinoma of clear type (RCCCT) and to determine if there are characteristic morphologic features in RCCCT with respect to tumor size, architectural patterns, and pathologic stage. The CT scans of 35 patients with RCCCT were reviewed retrospectively. The CT findings (tumor size, attenuation patterns, presence of calcifications, encapsulation, margins of neoplasms, venous involvement by neoplasms) were correlated with tumor size, architectural patterns, and pathologic staging. Of the 35 neoplasms, 28 (80 %) were solid, 4 (11 %) were papillary, and 3 (9 %) were cystic. Complete encapsulation was more frequent in lower pathologic stages (40 % in stages 1 and 2 vs 0 % in stages 3 and 4; p < 0.05). Venous involvement was less frequent with completely encapsulated neoplasms (0 of 10, 0 %) than with incompletely or nonencapsulated neoplasms (8 of 25, 32 %; p < 0.05). Encapsulated RCCCT are more likely to have lower pathologic stage. Nonencapsulated neoplasms are more likely to have a higher pathologic stage.

Abdominal wall implantation metastases are moderately heterogeneous on contrast-enhanced CT scan with marked enhancement relative to adjacent tissues. In most cases of abdominal wall implantation metastasis following abdominal percutaneous procedure, CT shows additional intraabdominal tumor sites. This complication may occur following a variety of abdominal percutaneous procedures (either radiological or surgical).