Microcystic serous cystadenoma mimicking pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: report of a resected case with preoperative diagnostic difficulty and review of the literature

Microcystic serous cystadenoma mimicking pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: report of a resected case with preoperative diagnostic difficulty and review of the literature

Abstract Background Microcystic pancreatic serous cystadenoma (SCA) can be managed without surgery in selected patients. However, the preoperative diagnosis of microcystic SCA remains challenging, and it is potentially misdiagnosed as other pancreatic cystic neoplasms or solid tumors, especially sma...

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Main Authors: Shinichiro Nakamura, Yasuhiro Murata, Katsunori Uchida, Kenichiro Nishikawa, Yusuke Iizawa, Takehiro Fujii, Akihiro Tanemura, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, Shugo Mizuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pancreatic serous cystadenoma
SCA
Microcystic serous cystadenoma
Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01544-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01544-0

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