title: Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas. Case report and review of the literature of a rare pancreatic cystic lesion.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic cystic lesions are increasingly recognized and comprise different pathological entities. The management of these lesions is challenging, because of inadequate preoperative histological diagnosis. Among this family of lesions, mature cystic teratomas are an extremely rare finding.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 61-year-old man with a mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas' uncinate process, incidentally discovered at diagnostic imaging.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case highlights the difficulty to obtain a preoperative diagnosis of this pathological entity and the need of increased awareness about mature cystic teratoma when examining a pancreatic cystic lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy. degluc@inwind.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Degrate
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misani
authors.forename: Gianmaria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garancini
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maternini
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moltrasio
authors.forename: Maria Serena
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cuttin
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uggeri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018396:Mucin-1 / Q000032:analysis; D010179:Pancreas / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018396:Mucin-1