title: Association between lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas and HIV infection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the association of lymphoepithelial cysts (LEC) of the pancreas with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. An association between LEC and HIV infection is already established in the parotid gland (PG).
  
  
  METHODS
  Report of the first two cases of LEC of the pancreas associated with HIV infection and comparison of the clinical and histopathological aspects of LECs of the pancreas and of the PG.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LECs of the pancreas were discovered by CT imaging in 2 patients with a history of HIV infection. Notably, LEC completely resolved in one patient after initiation of antiretroviral therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of an association of LEC of the pancreas and HIV infection. In the presence of LEC of the pancreas, we propose a systematic screening for HIV infection and associated lesions in the PG. Antiretroviral therapy should be initiated in untreated patients. Surgery should be reserved for symptomatic patients in whom medical therapy has failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. benoit.bedat@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bédat
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Genevay
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dumonceau
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Frossard
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forget
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Berney
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents