Open AccessLYMPHANGIOMA OF THE PANCREAS
Author(s) -
Murao Tsuyoshi,
Toda Kanji,
Tomiyama Yoshihisa
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1987.tb00384.x
Subject(s) - lymphangioma , pancreas , medicine , splenectomy , pancreatectomy , distal pancreatectomy , glucagonoma , pathology , radiology , spleen , insulinoma
A case of lymphangioma of the pancreas In a 49‐year‐old woman is presented. The patient noticed a left hypochondral mass, which was clinically diagnosed as a multicystic tumor of the pancreas. A partial pancreatectomy and splenectomy were performed. The surgical specimen showed a multicystic mass measuring 13×9×5 cm which occupied the anterior region of the body and tail of the pancreas. From the light and electron microscopic findings, the multicystic mass was diagnosed as a lymphangioma with cystic and cavernous features. A small glucagonoma was incidentally found in the tail of the resected pancreas. The previous literature of pancreatic lymphangiomas is reviewed and the clinico‐pathologic characteristics of this tumor are discussed.