title: Mucinous cystadenoma: pitfalls of differential diagnosis.
abstract: Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas often are difficult to differentiate from pseudocysts. It has been proposed that a history of clinical pancreatitis, elevated serum pancreatic enzymes, elevated cyst fluid amylase, and a communication with the pancreatic duct suggest the diagnosis of a pseudocyst. We report the case of a young woman who presented with a cystic mass in the pancreas and was thought to have a pseudocyst because of the above; at surgery, a mucinous cystadenoma was documented. The pitfalls of differentiating neoplastic cysts of the pancreas from pseudocysts are discussed.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Sachs
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Deren
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sohn
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nusbaum
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D000681:Amylases