Pancreatic Cystadenoma in Von Hippel–Lindau Disease: An Unusual Cause of Pancreatic and Common Bile Duct Obstruction

Pancreatic cystadenoma is an unusual lesion of the pancreas, typically occurring as an isolated lesion in a middle-aged woman with abdominal pain or an asymptomatic epigastric mass. Jaundice is unusual. Two types of pancreatic cystadenoma are distinguishedmicrocystic and mucinous; the latter has a tendency to malignant degeneration. A patient with Von Hippel–Lindau disease and pancreatic cystadenoma developed jaundice due to common bile and pancreatic duct obstruction. Cystic and adenomatous lesions of the pancreas are common in Von Hippel–Lindau disease, but jaundice due to common bile duct obstruction has not previously been reported.