title: A case of primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma arising from the retropancreatic area.
abstract: Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma is an extremely uncommon tumor, even though mucinous cystadenoma often develops in the ovary and less frequently in the pancreas. A 21-year-old female was admitted to our hospital due to severe abdominal pain. A well-demarcated, oval shaped cystic tumor at the retropancreatic area with displacement of the pancreas and surrounding major vessels was observed on CT and MRI. Exploratory laparotomy was performed, and complete excision of the entire cyst was performed without complication. The pathologic finding was consistent with primary retropancreatic mucinous cystadenoma. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first to describe a case of retropancreatic mucinous cystadenoma arising from the retropancreatic area in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Tae Nyeun
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kook Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min Geun
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000378:metabolism; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D055271:Mucin 5AC / Q000276:immunology; D055262:Mucin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D055271:Mucin 5AC; D055262:Mucin-2