Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1998 Jun;18(3):432-437.

A Case of a Papillary Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas, Communicated by Main Pancreatic Duct

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Papillary cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are uncommon. They occurs almost entirely in young women. Generally, the lesion averages 10 cm 17 size and are usually located in the pancreatic tail, resulting in displacement of the pancreatic duct. A varialbe amount of hemorrhage and liquefaction necrosis occurs, resulting in pseudopapillae cysts. Resection of the tumor is usually associated with a excellent prognosis because of the lack of metastases and rare recurrences. In this report present a case of a papillary cystic neoplasm of the pancreas with a review of references. Unlike most, the neoplasm we discovered was small (about 1.5 x 1.5 cm), and, occured in the pancreatic head of eldcrly woman. Moreover it was communicated by the main pancreatic duct via a side branch.

Keyword

Papillary cystic neoplasm; Pancreas

MeSH Terms

Female
Head
Hemorrhage
Humans
Necrosis
Neoplasm Metastasis
Pancreas*
Pancreatic Ducts*
Prognosis
Recurrence
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