A case of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with cystic degeneration

A case of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with massive cystic degeneration misdiagnosed as a pancreatic pseudocyst

A 55yearold man was hospitalized for evaluation of cystic lesion at the pancreas tail (Figure 1). The presumed diagnosis of the pancreatic cyst was pseudocyst because it was a unilocular cyst with debris inside, and the patient was a chronic alcoholic with a recent history of acute pancreatitis. Since the patient had no symptom related with the cyst, he was followed up with alternative CT scan ...

Rupture of small cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with many microtumors

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are particularly rare. The various forms of PNETs, such as cystic degeneration, make differentiation from other similar pancreatic lesions difficult. We can detect small lesions by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and obtain preoperative pathological diagnosis by EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). We describe, here, an interesting case of pNET in a 42-y...

[A case of rectal carcinoid tumor with cystic degeneration].

Pancreatic body adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine tumor characteristics: A case report

A 61-year-old female with pancreatic body cancer underwent a distal pancreatectomy. The tumor was a moderately- to poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Tumor growth filled the dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD) and infiltrated the surrounding area. Six months later, metastases to the left diaphragm and MPD of the remnant pancreatic head were detected. Chemoradiotherapy was administered, but th...

Cytological features of the cystic fluid of pancreatic schwannoma with cystic degeneration. A case report.

CONTEXT Schwannomas are benign neoplasms arising from peripheral nerve tissue. Pancreatic schwannoma is a very rare condition. We present the histological and cytological features of a pancreatic schwannoma with cystic degeneration. CASE REPORT A 51-year-old male was diagnosed with a cystic tumor measuring approximately 6 cm in the tail of the pancreas. Distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy w...