Dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area.
We report a case of dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area in a 26-yr-old woman radically treated with pancreatoduodenectomy and alive with no recurrence at 6-yr follow-up. The diagnostic and surgical procedures are described, and the literature is reviewed.
Iacono
C
C
Department of Surgery, Verona University, Italy.
Zamboni
G
G
Di Marcello
R
R
Zicari
M
M
Maran
M
M
Montresor
E
E
Nicoli
N
N
Serio
G
G
D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed