Pancreatic Hydatid Cyst Misdiagnosed as Mucinous Cystadenoma: CT and MRI Findings
Milica Mitrović, Boris Tadić, Jelena Kovac, Nikola Grubor, Vladimir Milosavljević, Aleksandra Janković, I. E. Khatkov, Dejan Radenković, Slavko Matić
Abstract
Isolated hydatid cysts of the pancreas are rare lesions, even in endemic regions. In this report, we present the case of a 76-year-old patient who was admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of a cystic lesion in the tail of the pancreas. On preoperative computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) examination, the cyst was characterized as a mucinous cystadenoma. A laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy followed. A histopathological examination revealed a large hydatid cyst in the tail of the pancreas.
Topics & Concepts
Mucinous cystadenomaMedicineHydatid cystPancreasMagnetic resonance imagingCystRadiologyCystadenomaHistopathological examinationDistal pancreatectomyPancreatectomyPathologyInternal medicineParasitic infections in humans and animalsCongenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryAmoebic Infections and Treatments