A Case Report of Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm

Autor: Bita Shahbazzadegan, Iraj Feizi, Mehdi Samadzadeh, Yousef Shafaiee
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Zdroj: مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, Vol 32, Iss 282, Pp 544-549 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1027-7595
1735-854X
Popis: Background: Pancreatic simple cysts are smaller than the complex cysts and are located in distal areas of pancreas. Papillary solid and cystic tumor is a rare neoplasm in children and elderly, and often occurs in young women and girls. Case Report: A forty-year-old woman with a history of epigastria pain for five years had referred several times to medical centers was conducted to be candidate to pancreatic systectomy with general anesthesia. She underwent distal pancreatectomy. Patient postoperative follow-up was continued. Conclusion: Papillary solid and cystic tumor of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm with unknown origin and often benign. It presents with vague abdominal pain. Ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT-scan would help to make diagnosis before the surgery. Surgery is the choice treatment and the diagnosis would be proved with histology and immunohistochemistry.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals