title: Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas.
abstract: The pancreatic teratoma is a congenital tumor which results from abnormal embryonic development of totipotent cells. The preoperative diagnosis is challenging. We report, to our knowledge, the 26th case in a 64-year-old man in whom the diagnosis was made preoperatively on imaging.
authors: Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Habib Bourguiba's Teaching Hospital, 3029, Sfax, Tunisia. hazem_bam@yahoo.fr
authors: Hazem
authors: H
authors: Ben Ameur
authors: Salah
authors: S
authors: Boujelbene
authors: Cherif
authors: C
authors: Abdelhedi
authors: Olfa
authors: O
authors: Gheriani
authors: Mohamed Issam
authors: MI
authors: Beyrouti
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed