Giant mucinous cystic neoplasms of pancreas and liver with unusual adipose tissue component: a case report

Giant mucinous cystic neoplasms of pancreas and liver with unusual adipose tissue component: a case report

Simultaneous occurrence of pancreatic and hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasms is very rarely reported in the literature. We present a case with extensive fatty component of the pancreatic tumour arising from the head of the pancreas and attaining a huge size before being treated by Whipple's panc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of gastrointestinal oncology 2012-12, Vol.3 (4), p.353-357
Hauptverfasser: Ghatak, Supriyo, Ray, Sukanta, Sonar, Pankaj Kr, Das, Somak, Basu, Keya, Mridha, Asit Ranjan, Bhattacharyya, Avik, Sarkar, Rajib
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Zusammenfassung:Simultaneous occurrence of pancreatic and hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasms is very rarely reported in the literature. We present a case with extensive fatty component of the pancreatic tumour arising from the head of the pancreas and attaining a huge size before being treated by Whipple's pancreatoduodenectomy and subsequently by a right hepatectomy for the hepatic tumour.
ISSN:2078-6891
2219-679X
DOI:10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2012.010