An intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm (ITPN) is a very rare pancreatic tumor. Here we report an extremely rare case of an ITPN rupturing and causing acute peritonitis. A 50-year-old woman presented with left flank pain and vomiting. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed gigantic multilocular cysts in the pancreatic tail and massive fluid collection in the abdominal cavity. The serum, urine...

peri-ampullary and pancreatic head cancer can cause significant morbidity and mortality among gastrointestinal malignancies in human beings because of its important anatomy and physiology.[1] this tumor is responsible for about 150,000 deaths annually all over the world, and is categorized as the 5th leading causes of death among the malignancies. [2] pancreaticoduodenectomy (pd) is the complex...

CONTEXT The presence of a combined serous cystadenoma and pancreatic endocrine neoplasm is a distinct clinicopathological entity rather than the incidental concurrence of two separate entities. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 52-year-old woman admitted to our hospital who had suffered from epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting for 4 months. Imaging techniques showed an irregular mass havin...

Pancreatic cysts include inflammatory pseudocysts, cystic tumors (serous and mucinous), and various rare cystic lesions. We report a case of a ciliated enteric duplication cyst that presented on computed tomographic scan as a pancreatic cystic neoplasm. Cyst fluid analysis revealed markedly increased concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen and CA 125 and increased fluid viscosity. These feat...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to report a new case of mixed serous neuroendocrine neoplasm (MSNN) and review the literature concerning this type of lesion, which was added to the World Health Organization classification of pancreatic tumors in 2010. RESULTS A 73-year-old woman presented with a pancreatic mass. The lesion was an intriguing combination of serous cystic neoplasm (SCN) a...

Pancreatic cancer carries one of the worst prognoses in United States. It is fourth leading cause cancer-related death States and second after colorectal digestive system death. Early detection key to improving its prognosis. Surgical resection only curative treatment, but even margin-negative resection, 5-year survival rate still 30%. The following case presents a fascinating diagnosis pancrea...

CONTEXT Lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas show various presentations on imaging studies often making a differential diagnosis difficult. CASE REPORT A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with epigastric discomfort and abdominal bloating. Abdominal US was carried out and demonstrated a cystic lesion 5 cm in diameter which included an intracystic projection into the pancreatic bod...