Open AccessPancreatic pseudocyst filled with semisolid lipids mimicking solid mass on endoscopic ultrasound
Author(s) -
SangWoo Cha,
Sae Hee Kim,
Hyang Ie Lee,
Yun Jung Lee,
Hyeon Woong Yang,
Sung Hee Jung,
Anna Kim,
Min Koo Lee,
Hyun Young Han,
Dong Wook Kang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i8.1034
Subject(s) - pancreatic pseudocyst , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreatitis , pancreas , medicine , pancreatic disease , acute pancreatitis , pancreatic cyst , radiology , pathology , gastroenterology
Pancreatic pseudocysts, which account for 70%-90% of pancreatic cystic lesions, characteristically are non-epithelially lined cystic cavities that are contiguous with the pancreas. Pancreatic pseudocysts can be caused by acute, chronic or traumatic pancreatitis and should be differentiated from other pancreatic diseases with cystic appearances, especially cystic neoplasms. We report a unique case of a pancreatic pseudocyst filled with semisolid lipids, which appeared by endoscopic ultrasound as a solid mass, and was therefore resected.