Background. Microcystic variant of urothelial carcinoma is one of the new variants of urothelial carcinoma that was added to the WHO classification in 2004. Aims. To review the literature on microcystic variant of urothelial carcinoma. Methods. Various internet search engines were used to identify reported cases of the tumour. Results. Microscopic features of the tumour include: (i) Conspicuous...

We report a case of pancreatic endocrine tumor admixed with a diffuse microcystic adenoma in a 67-year-old woman with a six months history of melena. Whipple's operation and near-total pancreatectomy were performed under the impression of a pancreatic cancer with duodenal invasion. The pancreas was enlarged and was entirely replaced by sponge-like tiny cysts, which were lined by a single layer ...

CONTEXT Pancreatic cysts may be incidentally detected in asymptomatic patients evaluated for other clinical manifestations. Microcystic adenomas are particularly rare among pancreatic cyst neoplasms. They are benign lesions and can present as solitary pancreatic tumors or as a radiological manifestation combined with other cystic and tumoral lesions affecting different organs. CASE REPORT A 5...

BACKGROUND Serous microcystic adenoma is a rare benign tumor of the exocrine pancreas originating from the ductal system and composed of a large number of small cysts covered by cuboid cells, filled with clear serous fluid and separated with fibrocolagenous stroma. Most frequently it appears in women in 7th and 8th decades, in the distal pancreas. It shows a very low malignant potential. In 2/3...