A Case Report of Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

1 Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil AND PhD Student, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

3 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

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.

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