Lymphoepithelial cyst of uncinated process of the pancreas associated with chronic cholecystitis: Case report and review of literature.
| Autor: | Pereira da Costa A; General Surgery Service at Samel Hospital, Joaquim Nabuco Av, 1755 - Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, 69020-170, Brazil., Lopes de Castro G; Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Afonso Pena St, 1053, Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, 69020-160, Brazil., Lourenço Lira D; Oncologic Surgery at Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia Do Estado Do Amazonas (FCECON), Francisco Orellana St, 215, Planalto, Manaus, Amazonas, 69040-010, Brazil., Figueiredo HF; Oncologic Surgery at Fundação Centro de Controle de Oncologia Do Estado Do Amazonas (FCECON), Francisco Orellana St, 215, Planalto, Manaus, Amazonas, 69040-010, Brazil., Castro Cláudio J; General Surgery Service at Samel Hospital, Joaquim Nabuco Av, 1755 - Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, 69020-170, Brazil., Alexandre MA; General Surgery Service at Samel Hospital, Joaquim Nabuco Av, 1755 - Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, 69020-170, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2022 Jul 08; Vol. 80, pp. 104117. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 08 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104117 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Lymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) are extremely uncommon disorders with pancreatic affection. It is predominant in middle-aged men and may be located in any portion of the pancreas. Differential diagnosis with malignant conditions is difficult. Case Presentation: A 53-year-old woman with abdominal pain and cystic lesion involving pancreas managed thorugh laparoscopic excision and colecistectomy due to chronic cholecystitis. Discussion and Conclusion: LECs are a type of true cysts that may occur in any portion of the pancreas, most common sites are the tail and body, with unclear pathogenesis. Accuracy in diagnosis with proper image investigation is necessary to separate surgical cases from conservatively managed. Competing Interests: Each named author has no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise. (© 2022 The Authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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