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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul;13(7):440-442.

Serous Microcystic Adenoma of the Pancreas

Diego Vázquez Saldaña  1 , David Antonio Mateo de Acosta Andino  2 , Juan Pablo Gurria  3
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Case Reports

Serous Microcystic Adenoma of the Pancreas

Diego Vázquez Saldaña et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A computed tomography scan of the abdomen with intravenous and oral water-soluble contrast in sagittal view. There is a cystic tumor in the body and tail of the pancreas that adheres to the splenic hilum without compressing its structures.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A medial cut of a pathology specimen showing ovoid gray–whitish tissue measuring 10 cm × 7 cm × 5 cm with a multicystic interior and serous fluid.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A microphotograph of the inner wall of the specimen (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 10× magnification). Shown is a simple cylindrical epithelium with no signs of malignancy or invasion.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
A microphotograph of the inner wall of the pancreatic cyst showing abundant fibroblasts and inflammatory infiltrate with vascular congestion (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 10× magnification).
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