Date of Presentation:1/20/16

Attending pathologist: Benjamin Swanson, M.D., Ph.D.

Presented by: Benjamin Swanson, M.D., Ph.D.

Prepared by: Keluo Yao, M.D.

Organ:Pancreas

HISTORY:

A young female presented with a 5 cm cystic lesion in the tail of her pancreas. On gross examination, the cyst does not communicate with the pancreatic ducts.

Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue

What is this entity?

  1. Mucinous cystic neoplasm
  2. Pancreatic pseudocyst
  3. Lymphoepithelial cyst
  4. Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
Mucinous cystic neoplasm

CASE SUMMARY