Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas
β Scribed by P. Goodman; D. Kumar; S. Balachandran
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 816 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-8925
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β¦ Synopsis
Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas is a rare lesion which may mimic a pancreatic pseudocyst or mucinous cystic neoplasm. To our knowledge, this lesion has never been reported in the radiologic literature. We present a patient with lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas, and we discuss the radiographic and pathologic findings.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
We describe the cytologic features seen in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens from two cases of preoperatively diagnosed lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas. Pancreatic LEC is a rare, true cyst of uncertain histogenesis that may clinically and radiologically mimic a pseudocyst or cystic