A case of lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas.
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.
Eriguchi
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Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Aoyagi
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S
Okuda
K
K
Imayama
H
H
Tamae
T
T
Fukuda
S
S
Imamura
M
M
Hamada
S
S
Sato
S
S
Hashino
K
K
Jimi
A
A
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