A lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas: A case report / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 616-619, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-162423
ABSTRACT
A lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas is a rare, benign disease. A 58-year-old man with no abdominal symptoms was found to have a cystic mass in the pancreas. Computed tomography showed a multi-septated cystic mass in the tail of the pancreas. We performed a distal pancreatectomy with a splenectomy. Histological examination revealed that the cyst wall was lined with squamous epithelium and surrounded by lymphoid tissue. Keratinous material was present in the cyst. A lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all cystic pancreatic lesions. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy may be a useful strategy, but local surgical resection of the cyst, for most patients, should be considered to exclude malignancy.
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Main subject:
Pancreas
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Pancreatectomy
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Splenectomy
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Epithelium
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Keratins
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Lymphoid Tissue
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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