[Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas. A case report].
Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas is a benign and rare pathology. Its histogenesis is still unknown. The diagnosis is difficult to establish before surgery. We report a new case of a 20-year-old woman admitted for abdominal pain and vomiting. Radiologic investigations described a multilocular cystic tumor of the tail of the pancreas. The patient underwent a left pancreatectomy with splenectomy. Histologic investigations revealed pancreatic cysts lined by squamous epithelium surrounded by dense lymphoid tissue. The diagnosis of lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas was done.
Jouini
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M
Service de chirurgie et service de radiologie, hôpital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie.
Bedioui
H
H
Nouira
K
K
Menif
E
E
Haouet
S
S
Slim
R
R
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology