Pancreatic true cysts represent a rare, heterogeneous group of pancreatic tumors; therapeutic strategy is based on patient's general status, cyst topography, and especially the estimated risk of malignancy. This paper aim is to present 7 cases of pancreatic true cysts, operated on a six years period (January 2004-January 2010) in our surgical clinic: 2 men and 5 women, aged between 24-61 years ...

Introduction : Severepain is a major problem in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy (TS) on pain control in these patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer. Methods:Between years 2000 to 2011, 20 patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent TS due to severe pain. They w...

Context Mucinous cystic neoplasms are cystic lesions of the pancreas with a relevant risk to progress to invasive cancer. Mucinous cystic neoplasms are characterized by the presence of an ovarian-like stroma and its almost exclusive occurrence in women. Case report Here we report the case of a 41-year old patient with a known cystic lesion that became symptomatic briefly after pregnancy. A panc...

Background Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms arise from the main pancreatic duct and/or branch ducts and are characterized by intraductal papillary proliferation of mucin-producing epithelial cells exhibiting various degrees of dysplasia. The intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas rarely penetrates others organs. Case presentation We report an unusual case of intraducta...

To cite: Fujikawa T, Tokuda Y. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2017219249 DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of impaired consciousness. She had a huge tumour measuring 10 inches in diameter on the left breast (figure 1A). Although the tumour had been increasing in size since 3 years, the patient had adamantly refus...

IMPORTANCE Central pancreatectomy, as an alternative to standard resection for benign and low-grade pancreatic neoplasms, has been described in mainly small retrospective series. OBJECTIVE To describe a large single-center experience with central pancreatectomy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A retrospective case series in a tertiary referral center included 100 consecutive patients unde...

BACKGROUND Few cases of primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystoadenoma, a rare benign tumor, have been reported in the literature so far. The pathogenesis of this tumour is not completely understood yet.Our case is particularly significant since the localization in the mesentery has been described only once before in the literature. Unless biologically benign, this tumour can cause relevant clin...

PURPOSE Hemostatic activation is common in pancreatic cancer and may be linked to angiogenesis and venous thromboembolism. We investigated expression of tissue factor (TF), the prime initiator of coagulation, in noninvasive and invasive pancreatic neoplasia. We correlated TF expression with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, microvessel density, and venous thromboembolism in ...

can be presenting symptoms of main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (main duct IPMN). Given the risk of malignancy with main duct IPMN, surgery is generally recommended [1]. In patients who are not candidates for surgery, pancreatic sphincterotomy can be considered as a possible way to alleviate pancreatitis due to main duct IPMN by facilitating drainage of mucus. A 72-year-old woma...

Background: The surgical management of ovarian tumours varies depending on their nature, but preoperative imaging and serum tumour markers are limited value. intraoperative consultation is frequently performed however outcomes seldom discussed. Design: We analysed 115 frozen sections during January 2022 to June 2022. section permanent diagnoses were compared. Results: There 89 primary epithelia...