A CASE WITH SEROUS CYSTADENOMA OF THE PANCREAS AND INTRACYSTIC HEMORRHAGE

Abstract

A 57-year-old male developed a serous cystadenoma (SCT) and an intracystic hemor-rhage. During 33 months of follow-up CT, MRI, and endosonographic images of the cyst showed that the cyst became smaller and the cyst wall became thicker. Since a cystic tumor could not be ruled out, a pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy was done. On histology the cyst wall of the resected specimen was found to consist of thick fibrous tissue, the mural nodules were identified as the cholesterin granuloma, and each cyst showed evidence of previous hemorrhage.