title: Pancreatic hamartoma diagnosed after surgical resection.
abstract: A pancreatic hamartoma is a rare benign lesion that may be mistaken for malignancy. A pancreatic hamartoma can present with vague, non-specific symptoms, which can be difficult to diagnose despite modern diagnostic tools. We report here a pancreatic hamartoma diagnosed after surgical resection. A 52-year-old female presented with postprandial abdominal discomfort. Abdominal computed tomography and pancreatic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 2.2 × 2.5-cm cystic mass in the pancreatic head. The patient underwent a pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. The histopathological and immunohistochemical studies helped make the diagnosis of pancreatic hamartoma. Here, we report a case of pancreatic hamartoma and review the relevant medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Hyun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chol-Kyoon
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Young-Hoe
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Yang-Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Jung-Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Hyuk
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee