Abstract
The pancreatic teratoma is a congenital tumor which results from abnormal embryonic development of totipotent cells. The preoperative diagnosis is challenging. We report, to our knowledge, the 26th case in a 64-year-old man in whom the diagnosis was made preoperatively on imaging.
MeSH terms
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
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Pancreas / pathology*
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Pancreatectomy / methods*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
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Teratoma / diagnosis*
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Teratoma / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed