Macrocystic Variant of Serous Cystadenoma Pancreas in A Case of Dorsal Bud Agenesis of Pancreas-A Rare Case Report

Authors

  • Subhadip Saha
  • Sudipta Saha
  • Avik Sarkar
  • Archana Singh

Abstract

Macrocystic variant of serous cystadenoma (MSC) of pancreas is an unusual benign tumor seen only 10% case of serous cystadenoma. Ages of reported cases are more than 60 years. Herein, we report a case of 45 year old female diabetic patient presents with upper abdominal pain. On CT image, cystic lesion having central popcorn calcification with complete agenesis of neck, body, tail of pancreas is noted. Initially it was thought to be pancreatic pseudocyst in dorsal agenesis of pancreas on upper GI endoscopy. Later the patient undergone 3T MRI, biochemical analysis of aspirated fluid and trucut biopsy followed by excisin biopsy and proven to be macrocystic varint of serous cystadenoma in case of dorsal agenesis of pancreas. 

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Published

09-05-2016

How to Cite

Saha, S., Saha, S., Sarkar, A., & Singh, A. (2016). Macrocystic Variant of Serous Cystadenoma Pancreas in A Case of Dorsal Bud Agenesis of Pancreas-A Rare Case Report. Pakistan Journal of Radiology, 25(2). Retrieved from https://www.pakjr.com/index.php/PJR/article/view/126

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Case Reports