Pancreatic serous cystadenoma mimicking pseudocyst.
- Author:
Yoon Mi JIN
1
;
Hyunee JIN
;
In Joon CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Serous cystadenoma of pancreas; pseudocyst
- MeSH: Adult; Case Report; Cystadenoma, Serous/pathology*; Cysts/pathology*; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Human; Pancreatic Diseases/pathology*; Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology*
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1997;38(1):63-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The serous cystadenoma of the pancreas is a rare lesion that is usually found incidentally. It is mostly observed as a spongy microcystic mass but rare variants such as macrocystic, unicystic, or multicentric are also seen. We recently experienced a unique case of unicystic serous cystadenoma mimicking a pseudocyst. It was grossly a unilocular cyst with surrounding dense fibrosis resembling a pseudocyst. Microscopically, the cyst was partly lined by low columnar-to-cuboidal cells with clear cytoplasm containing glycogen.
