title: A case of lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas.
abstract: We report a relatively rare case of lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas. The patient, a 43-year-old man with no subjective symptoms, was found to have a pancreatic tumor during a physical examination. Based on the ultrasonographic and abdominal computed tomographic findings, a pancreatic cystic tumor was diagnosed. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography showed a normal duct system. Enucleation was easily performed. Macroscopically, the cyst resembled an atheroma. Histopathologic examination disclosed lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eriguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamae
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jimi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography