A case of pancreatic endometrial cyst.
Pancreatic endometrial cyst is an extremely rare instance of ectopic endometriosis that was first described by Marchevsky in 1984. A 21-yr-old woman with a history of epigastric pain and weight loss was found to have a cystic lesion in the pancreas on CT-scan. Under the tentative diagnosis of a pancreatic cystic neoplasm, partial pancreatectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the specimen revealed cystic endometriosis. The clinicopathological features of the lesion are discussed and literature concerning this extremely rare lesion is reviewed.
Lee
Dong Soo
DS
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Baek
Jong Tae
JT
Ahn
Byung Min
BM
Lee
Eun Hee
EH
Han
Sok Won
SW
Chung
In Sik
IS
Sun
Hee Sik
HS
Park
Doo Ho
DH
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery