Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas

Ameur, Hazem Ben; Boujelbène, Salah; Cherif, Adnane; Gheriani, Olfa; Beyrouti, Mohamed Issam

doi:10.1007/s13304-011-0116-1

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“…CT reports of cystic pancreatic teratomas include round, thin-walled, well circumscribed lesions, either unilocular or with septa, whereas characteristic fat-fluid levels are rarely observed. In addition, macroscopic fat inclusion within the cyst, also a characteristic finding in cystic teratoma, may rarely be seen on CT, as in our case [ 24 , 29 ]. MRI scans typically show fatty content as a signal with high intensity on T1-weighted images and variable intensity on T2 weighted images [ 27 ].…”

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Neuroendocrine Tumor Arising within Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Pancreas: Literature Review and Case Report

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Cystic teratomas are germ cell tumors most commonly found in the ovaries and testes. The pancreas, however, is very rare as a site of occurrence. Moreover, only two cases of cystic teratoma with concomitant neuroendocrine tumor have been reported to date. We report the case of a 33-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the upper abdomen revealed an 85 mm cystic tumor in the head of the pancreas. Cystic teratoma and mucinous cystadenoma were suggested as differential diagnoses. Cytopathologic analysis of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was consistent with mucinous cystadenoma. Therefore, the patient underwent surgical resection. Histologic analysis revealed a mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas with a concomitant neuroendocrine tumor. The patient is in great condition at 8 months follow-up. Cystic teratoma of the pancreas with a concomitant neuroendocrine tumor is an extremely rare condition. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment as it provides a definitive diagnosis and no recurrences have been reported to date.

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Neuroendocrine Tumor Arising within Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Pancreas: Literature Review and Case Report

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“…Clinical observation based on imaging results or FNA cytology has not been reported yet. If accurate diagnoses were made preoperatively, resection of dermoid cysts could be avoided considering the low risk of malignant transformation of ovarian mature teratoma [3] , [6] . Nevertheless, until more cases of dermoid cysts are identified to further elucidate its natural history and improve the reliability of preoperative diagnoses, surgical resection should still be considered as the standard therapy in order to exclude malignant or borderline malignant neoplasms.…”

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Dermoid cyst of the pancreas: A rare cystic neoplasm

Lee

Choi

Hong

et al. 2015

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Dermoid cyst of the pancreas: A case report with literature review

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Vance²,

Finelli³

et al. 2012

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Pancreatic dermoid cysts represent a rare entity with 35 cases described in the world literature, including the present one. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult, with definitive diagnosis usually taking place intra-operatively. We report the case of a 63 year old male with a symptomatic, 6 cm cystic mass in the body of the pancreas. The pre-operative evaluation suggested a cystic neoplasm, but was indeterminate as to whether the lesion was benign or malignant. The diagnosis of dermoid cyst was made intra-operatively with frozen section. Although the diagnosis could not be made pre-operatively this retrospective report highlights the difficulty in evaluating cystic pancreatic lesions by imaging and summarizes the current body of knowledge on this rare entity.

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Mature cystic teratoma of the pancreas

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.

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Neuroendocrine Tumor Arising within Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Pancreas: Literature Review and Case Report

Neuroendocrine Tumor Arising within Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Pancreas: Literature Review and Case Report

Dermoid cyst of the pancreas: A rare cystic neoplasm

Dermoid cyst of the pancreas: A case report with literature review

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