title: [Giant haemorrhagic (pseudo)cyst of the pancreas of unknown aetiology].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cystic lesions of the pancreas are frequent. Most frequently their aetiology can be easily established. It is very rare that the nature and aetiology of these lesions cannot be reliably established.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 40-year-old male without trauma, alcohol abuse, acute or chronic pancreatitis in illness history was successfully operated on for a haemorrhagic (pseudo)cyst of the back wall of the pancreas tail containing 4.5 litres of haemorrhagic content. The cyst did not contain either epithelium or tumour stroma, and the pancreas did not show any changes of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Hystology did not show signs of angiectatic pseudocyst.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In spite of all efforts, the authors could not establish the real nature of the (pseudo)cyst of the pancreas or find a similar case described in the literature. Nevertheless, the authors believe that it was probably an angiectatic cyst.
authors.forename: Radoje
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Čolović
authors.forename: Nikica
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grubor
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Micev
authors.forename: Stojan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latinčić
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Čolović
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaitović
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perišić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery