Coexistence of mucinous cystic neoplasm occurring in the head of the pancreas with annular pancreas: report of a case

Surg Today. 2009;39(10):897-900. doi: 10.1007/s00595-008-3956-7. Epub 2009 Sep 27.

Abstract

Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN) of the pancreas are rare tumors that are almost exclusively located in the body or the tail of the pancreas. A 60-year-old woman with no history of pancreatic disease was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of dull pain in the upper abdomen. Abdominal computed tomography showed a multilocular cystic mass of 7.0 cm in the head of the pancreas, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed no communication between the cystic mass and the main pancreatic duct. A pancreatoduodenectomy was performed for the complete resection of the tumor, and an annular pancreas was discovered by accident. The pathological examination of the tumor led to a definitive diagnosis of MCN with ovarian-type stroma. To our knowledge this is the first documented case of MCN occurring in the head of the pancreas and associated with annular pancreas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas / abnormalities*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*