A Case of Pancreatic Endometrial Cyst.
- Author:
Dong Soo LEE
1
;
Jong Tae BAEK
;
Byung Min AHN
;
Eun Hee LEE
;
Sok Won HAN
;
In Sik CHUNG
;
Hee Sik SUN
;
Doo Ho PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. endoscope@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endometriosis;
Pancreas;
Cystic lesion
- MeSH:
Adult;
Choristoma/*pathology/surgery;
Endometriosis/*complications/pathology;
Female;
Human;
Pancreatectomy;
Pancreatic Cyst/*etiology/pathology/surgery
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2002;17(4):266-269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pancreatic endometrial cyst is an extremely rare instance of ectopic endometriosis that was first described by Marchevsky in 1984(1)). A 21-yr-old woman with a history of epigastric pain and weight loss was found to have a cystic lesion in the pancreas on CT-scan. Under the tentative diagnosis of a pancreatic cystic neoplasm, partial pancreatectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the specimen revealed cystic endometriosis. The clinicopathological features of the lesion are discussed and literature concerning this extremely rare lesion is reviewed.
