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A Giant Mucinous Cystadenoma of Pancreas mistaken for ovarian cyst - a case report

BALAMURUGAN S SENTHILNATHAN .C.D

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Cystic tumors of the pancreas are rare and can be confused with ovarian cyst. We present a case 32 year           female with huge mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas was initially diagnosed as ovarian cyst and was planned for laprotomy. Subsequent CT abdomen revealed mucinous cystadenoma of pancreas. The cyst was found to originate from the body and tail pancreas, and distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was performed. The specimen weighed 7.060kg and measured 32x21x17 cms, which is the largest so far reported.

 


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