title: Dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Verona University, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zamboni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Marcello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zicari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maran
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montresor
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nicoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serio
mesh_terms: 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