"Reverse-figure 3" sign in duodenal adenocarcinoma arising in a villous adenoma: radiographic demonstration

P Goodman; L N Anaya; W K Gourley

doi:10.1016/0899-7071(91)90120-k

"Reverse-figure 3" sign in duodenal adenocarcinoma arising in a villous adenoma: radiographic demonstration

Clin Imaging. 1991 Oct-Dec;15(4):283-5. doi: 10.1016/0899-7071(91)90120-k.

Authors

P Goodman¹, L N Anaya, W K Gourley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.

PMID: 1660338
DOI: 10.1016/0899-7071(91)90120-k

Abstract

The radiographic "reverse-figure 3" sign is a well-known indicator of pancreatic head enlargement. We present a case in which this characteristic sign was produced by an invasive adenocarcinoma of the duodenum that arose in a periampullary villous adenoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnostic imaging*
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology
Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
Adenoma / pathology
Adult
Duodenal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Duodenal Neoplasms / pathology
Humans
Male
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnostic imaging*
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed