Neurofibromas arise from peripheral nerve cells. They are rarely found within the pancreas, especially not associated with type I neurofibromatosis. Here, we report a case of a neurofibroma in a 44-year-old woman who initially presented with epigastralgia. Imaging revealed one large cystic mass of 5.7 × 8 × 5.8 cm in the pancreatic body, which was resected with distal pancreatectomy. The postoperative course of treatment was without complication, and no signs of recurrence were observed after 1 year and 6 months' follow-up.
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