Mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas. Endoscopy as an aid to diagnosis.
Pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency have not previously been associated with mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas. This report describes a patient with a long history of chronic pancreatitis whose course was complicated by obstructive jaundice and cholangitis and pancreatic insufficiency. Endoscopy with retrograde cholangiopancreatography provided the correct diagnosis, and the findings are described.
D000368:Aged; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*