title: Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma.
abstract: We report here the case of a 75-year-old lady who presented to us with a 4-month history of abdominal symptoms. The computed tomography scan revealed a cystic lesion in the tail of the pancreas. Distal pancreatectomy was done and biopsy showed a benign mucinous neoplasm. Because this is potentially malignant it is vital to diagnose it before it becomes malignant; identification of this entity remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery