Pancreatic serous cystadenoma mimicking pseudocyst.
The serous cystadenoma of the pancreas is a rare lesion that is usually found incidentally. It is mostly observed as a spongy microcystic mass but rare variants such as macrocystic, unicystic, or multicentric are also seen. We recently experienced a unique case of unicystic serous cystadenoma mimicking a pseudocyst. It was grossly a unilocular cyst with surrounding dense fibrosis resembling a pseudocyst. Microscopically, the cyst was partly lined by low columnar-to-cuboidal cells with clear cytoplasm containing glycogen.
Jin
Y M
YM
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Korea.
Yim
H
H
Choi
I J
IJ
D000328:Adult; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*