A Foregut Cystic Neoplasm with Diagnostic and Therapeutic Similarities to Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas

  • Michael D Kluger Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Weill Cornell Medical College. New York, NY, USA
  • Claude Tayar Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Henri Mondor Hospital. Créteil, France
  • Andrea Belli Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Henri Mondor Hospital. Créteil, France
  • Juan A Salceda Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Henri Mondor Hospital. Créteil, France
  • Jeanne T van Nhieu Department of Pathology, Henri Mondor Hospital. Créteil, France
  • Alain Luciani Department of Radiology, Henri Mondor Hospital. Créteil, France
  • Daniel Cherqui Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Weill Cornell Medical College. New York, NY, USA
Keywords: Bronchogenic Cyst, Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous, Pancreatic Neoplasms

Abstract

Context Greater utilization of cross-sectional abdominal imaging has increased the diagnostic frequency of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. The “International Consensus Guidelines 2012 for the Management of IPMN and MCN of the Pancreas” illustrates a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for these lesions based on current knowledge. Case report We present a case of a 49-year-old woman with two years of intermittent epigastric pain found to have an 8.5 cm head of the pancreas mass on CT. Evaluation was consistent with a mucinous cystic neoplasm for which she underwent an uneventful pancreaticoduodenectomy. Histology revealed a bronchogenic cyst of the head of the pancreas. Discussion Bronchogenic cysts are congenital anomalies of the ventral foregut that can migrate into the abdomen prior to fusion of the diaphragm. They can easily be misdiagnosed for other benign and malignant retroperitoneal lesions. Similarly to mucinous cystic neoplasms, bronchogenic cysts have been reported to undergo malignant transformation. They can also become infected and hemorrhage. Therefore, resection should be performed in appropriate risk candidates. It is possible, with increased use of high resolution cross-sectional imaging, that these lesions may be identified with greater frequency in the abdomen and confused with other pancreatic neoplasms. The presence of ciliated respiratory epithelium and cartilage on pathology provides for definitive diagnosis.

Image: Gross pancreaticoduodenectomy specimen.

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Author Biography

Michael D Kluger, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Weill Cornell Medical College. New York, NY, USA

Assistant Professor of Surgery. Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation

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Gross pancreaticoduodenectomy specimen
Published
2013-07-10
How to Cite
KlugerM., TayarC., BelliA., SalcedaJ., van NhieuJ., LucianiA., & CherquiD. (2013). A Foregut Cystic Neoplasm with Diagnostic and Therapeutic Similarities to Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 14(4), 446-449. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/1402
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