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case_images: CT scan of the abdomen of the patient. The arrow points to a nodular slightly high-density shadow on the head of the pancreas, with a maximum transverse diameter of about 19 mm and a clear boundary, and a small saccular low-density shadow and a punctate calcification shadow.
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case_images: A neuroendocrine tumor was considered (Figures 1-6).
case_images: CT scan of the abdomen of the patient. The arrow points to a nodular slightly high-density shadow on the head of the pancreas, with a maximum transverse diameter of about 19 mm and a clear boundary, and a small saccular low-density shadow and a punctate calcification shadow.
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case_images: A neuroendocrine tumor was considered (Figures 1-6).
case_images: Transverse axial scan of the arterial phase. The lesions showed uneven enhancement, the highest CT value reached 192 HU, and the low-density areas were not enhanced.
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case_images: A neuroendocrine tumor was considered (Figures 1-6).
case_images: Coronal scan of the arterial phase. The lesions showed uneven enhancement, the highest CT value reached 192 HU, and the low-density areas were not enhanced.
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case_images: A neuroendocrine tumor was considered (Figures 1-6).
case_images: Transverse axial scan of the portal venous phase. The lesion was still high-density with CT value of 174 HU.
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case_images: A neuroendocrine tumor was considered (Figures 1-6).
case_images: Pathological findings: HE staining, 40x; under the microscope, thyroid tissues were observed within the pancreatic tissues, approximately 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.6 cm in size, with follicles of varying sizes and mild cell morphology.
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case_images: A neuroendocrine tumor was considered (Figures 1-6). Postoperative pathological examination demonstrated follicle-like structures of variable size with mild cell morphology in the pancreas, based on which ectopic thyroid tissues were suspected (Figure 6).