Mucinous cystadenoma arising from a pancreatic heterotopia

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 Jul;113(7):553-554. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.7486/2020.

Abstract

Mucinous pancreatic cystadenoma (MCA) is a premalignant lesion usually located in the body and tail of the pancreas, characteristically in females in their fifties and sixties. The definitive diagnosis relies on the presence of columnar mucin-producing epithelium and ovarian-type stroma. MCA arising from a pancreatic heterotopia (PH) has been rarely reported.

MeSH terms

  • Cystadenoma, Mucinous* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cystadenoma, Mucinous* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreas / surgery
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / surgery