Pitfall in renal cyst surgery: serous cystadenoma of pancreas mimicking renal cyst.
Pancreatic lesions, particularly cysts, can simulate various diseases. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with a large, symptomatic, retroperitoneal cyst misdiagnosed as a "renal cyst." During the retroperitoneoscopic marsupialization, the correct diagnosis of a pancreatic cyst was made, leading to an open pancreas tail resection. Histologic evaluation revealed serous cystadenoma. Especially in large retroperitoneal cysts on the left side, the correct diagnosis of a pancreatic cyst can be difficult.
Bachmann
Alexander
A
Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Ruszat
Robin
R
Wyler
Stephen
S
Casella
Roberto
R
Langer
Igor
I
Gasser
Thomas C
TC
Sulser
Tullio
T
D000328:Adult; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*