MULTILOCULAR CYSTOMA OF THE PANCREAS

Heredity in Ovarian Cystoma

Cystic endocrine tumor of the pancreas with an atypical multilocular appearance.

A 46-year-old woman with epigastric pain was found to have a cystic tumor in the pancreas head on radiological examinations. The tumor was hypervascular, and its multilocular appearance resembled the "honeycomb" pattern of serous cystic tumor (SCT). The patient underwent surgery. The cut surface of the tumor showed a thick fibrous capsule with multiple cystic components, which contained necroti...

Cystic Teratoma of the Pancreas

Congenital cystic lesions of the pancreas are rare findings. Furthermore, dermoid cyst of the pancreas is exceptionally uncommon. A review of the world literature showed that only 18 documented cases of dermoid cyst of the pancreas were reported so far. The pre-operative evaluation of this lesion is rather questionable, with definitive diagnosis taking place intra-operatively. Herein, we presen...

Multilocular encephalomalacia.

The genesis of cavitation in the central nervous system presents an important problem. This holds true for porencephalia, syringomyelia, cystic tumours, Wilson's disease, and for cases of multilocular encephalomalacia. The last condition has been described under many different names which are summarized in Table I. I have accepted the name multilocular encephalomalacia as it combines in two wor...

Multilocular Hydatid Cyst of Liver

SUMMARY This paper speaks about a 63 year old woman with chronic non-specific pain in superior abdominal region and progressive cachexia. Clinical and paraclinical investigations revealed a large non­homogen mass of right liver lobe. After surgical approach 90% of right liver lobe was involved by a solid mass with necrotic areas. Microscopic evaluation disclosed a chronic granulomatous inflamm...