Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas

Updates Surg. 2012 Dec;64(4):311-4. doi: 10.1007/s13304-011-0116-1. Epub 2011 Oct 9.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreas / pathology*
  • Pancreatectomy / methods*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Teratoma / diagnosis*
  • Teratoma / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed