Erschienen in:
01.03.2015 | Case Report
Serous Microcystic Adenoma to Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas—A Case Report
verfasst von:
H. L. Kishan Prasad, Rajesh Ballal, Vidya Upadhyaya, J. H. Makannavar, K. Jayaprakash Shetty, H. M. Prakash
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 1/2015
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Excerpt
Cystic neoplasms account for approximately 10 to 15 % of all cystic lesions of the pancreas and malignant cystic lesions form less than 1 % [
1‐
3]. Early identification of asymptomatic cases is now possible due to easy availability of better imaging techniques. These neoplasms are divided into two major groups: serous cystadenomas and mucinous cystic neoplasms [
2‐
5]. Unlike mucinous cystadenomas which are known to be precancerous, malignant transformation of serous cystadenomas is not common. Only 25–30 cases have been reported so far in the literature [
3‐
7]. We report a case of 57-year-old female who progressed from benign pancreatic serous microcystic adenoma (SMA) to pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a follow-up span of 9 months. …
