title: Malakoplakia of the pancreas. A case report.
abstract: During elective cholecystectomy due to cholelithiasis and chronic cholecystitis of a 76-year old male patient, a nodular soft tumor of 8 cm. in diameter was found in the caudal region of the pancreas. The tumor was suspected for malignancy during surgery. However, during routine microscopical examination of the biopsy specimen, a large number of Michaelis-Guttman bodies were found, thus establishing the diagnosis of classical malakoplakia.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*