Lymphoepithelial cyst of uncinated process of the pancreas associated with chronic cholecystitis: Case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION: Lymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) are extremely uncommon disorders with pancreatic affection. It is predominant in middle-aged men and may be located in any portion of the pancreas. Differential diagnosis with malignant conditions is difficult. CASE PRESENTATION: A 53-year-old woman with a...

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Autores principales: Pereira da Costa, Aline, Lopes de Castro, Gustavo, Lourenço Lira, Daniel, Figueiredo, Higino Felipe, Castro Cláudio, Jozyel, Alexandre, Matheus Alecrim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9422077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36045768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104117
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Lymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) are extremely uncommon disorders with pancreatic affection. It is predominant in middle-aged men and may be located in any portion of the pancreas. Differential diagnosis with malignant conditions is difficult. CASE PRESENTATION: A 53-year-old woman with abdominal pain and cystic lesion involving pancreas managed thorugh laparoscopic excision and colecistectomy due to chronic cholecystitis. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: LECs are a type of true cysts that may occur in any portion of the pancreas, most common sites are the tail and body, with unclear pathogenesis. Accuracy in diagnosis with proper image investigation is necessary to separate surgical cases from conservatively managed.

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