| Autor: |
Gao, Wen, Masuda, Atsuhiro, Matsumoto, Ippei, Shinzeki, Makoto, Shiomi, Hideyuki, Takenaka, Mamoru, Matsuki, Nobuyuki, Funatsu, Eiji, Fujita, Tsuyoshi, Arisaka, Yoshifumi, Hayakumo, Takanobu, Hara, Shigeo, Ku, Yonson, Azuma, Takeshi, Kutsumi, Hiromu |
| Zdroj: |
Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology; Dec2012, Vol. 5 Issue 6, p388-392, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas is a rare benign lesion, which is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We describe a case of a 60-year-old male, incidentally diagnosed as having LEC of the pancreas, which was managed by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. Most of the reported cases of LEC were asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. A high index of suspicion under EUS may help in making a diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary surgery in asymptomatic patients. In particular, the unique ' cheerios- like' appearance of the lesion in EUS, which was also found in this case, might be helpful in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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