title: Large mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas during pregnancy: report of a case.
abstract: A 33-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, was diagnosed to have a benign mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas 5 months before delivery. The tumor measured 12 cm in diameter at the time of diagnosis. The antenatal course was uneventful, and a vaginal delivery produced a normal infant. By 2 months after delivery, the tumor reached 18 cm. At surgery, a huge cyst was found to originate from the pancreas, and a distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was performed. The cystic mass was multilocular 18 x 17 x 12 cm, 2450 g, and red to yellowish-gray. The histologic diagnosis was benign mucinous cystadenoma. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient remains free of recurrence at 7 months after surgery. To our knowledge, this is only the fifth reported case of pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma in association with pregnancy. This is the first reported case of a successful resection of such a tumor after delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nakatsu Municipal Hospital, 173 Shimoikenaga, Nakatsu, Oita 871-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Teijiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirashita
authors.forename: Hideichiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumata
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery