Nonmucinous Cystadenoma of the Pancreas with Pancreatobiliary Phenotype and Ovarian-like Stroma. Case Report of a Recently Described Entity

Adriana Fabiola Romano-Munive M.D.^1, , Mario C Peláez M.D.¹, Jorge Hernández-Calleros M.D.¹, Carlos Chan-Nuñez M.D.² and Luis Uscanga-Domínguez M.D.¹

¹Gastroenterology Department, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán

²Surgery Department, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán

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Adriana Fabiola Romano-Munive M.D., Mario C Peláez M.D., Jorge Hernández-Calleros M.D., Carlos Chan-Nuñez M.D. and Luis Uscanga-Domínguez M.D.. Nonmucinous Cystadenoma of the Pancreas with Pancreatobiliary Phenotype and Ovarian-like Stroma. Case Report of a Recently Described Entity. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(12):391-393. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-12-2

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of cystic pancreatic tumors defines mucinous cystic neoplasms as large, thick-walled, septated cysts with no communication with the main pancreatic duct, associated with the presence of ovarian-like stroma. Serous cystic neoplasms, on the contrary, present with a cuboidal or simple squamous epithelium and fibrous or hyalinized stroma without ovarian-like stroma. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain related to a new type of cystic pancreatic neoplasm characterized by non-mucinous pancreaticobiliary cystic epithelium and ovarian-like stroma that was surgically removed.

Keywords

pancreas, pancreatic cysts, cystadenoma

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