title: Central pancreatectomy for the treatment of a benign pancreatic lesion. Case report and literature review.
abstract: We present the case of a 45 year old female patient with an incidental diagnosis of a cystic pancreatic lesion corresponding to a serous cystadenoma of 14 mm. During a 5-year follow-up (CT and MRT) the lesion tripled in size and a surgical intervention was decided upon. The lesion was thought to have a benign pathology and, in an attempt to preserve the spleen and a major portion of pancreatic tissue, a central pancreatectomy with a diversion of the remaining distal pancreas was carried out. The authors reviewed national and international publications.
authors.affiliation: Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, España.
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Domínguez Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gómez Sanz
authors.affiliation: Cirugía General, Hospital 12 de Octubre, España.
authors.forename: María Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Vieiro Medina
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre.
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galán Martín
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de la Cruz Vigo
mesh_terms: D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed