Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy as the total biopsy of the pancreas: tool of minimally invasive surgery.
Because of recent progress in imaging modalities, the opportunities to detect pancreatic cystic neoplasms are increasing. However, serous cystadenoma is still uncommon. We report a case of serous cystadenoma treated by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. A 52-year-old woman presented with mild upper abdominal pain. Dynamic computed tomography (CT) revealed a solitary cystic lesion 3 cm in diameter in the pancreatic tail. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a honeycomb pattern, indicative of serous cystadenoma. To obtain the final diagnosis of the tumor, we performed laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. A histopathological study showed microcystadenoma with no evidence of malignancy.
Maruyama
Michihiro
M
Department of Surgery, Sakura National Hospital, 2-36-2 Ebaradai, Sakura, Chiba 285-8765, Japan.
Kenmochi
Takashi
T
Asano
Takehide
T
Saigo
Kenichi
K
Miyauchi
Hideaki
H
Miura
Fumihiko
F
Ochiai
Takenori
T
D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed