Mucinous Cytadenoma of the Pancreas: A Case Report with Reviewof the Literature

Abstract

Mucinous cystadenomas are a rare entity of cystic lesions of the pancreas, often discovered incidentally and posing a preoperative diagnostic challenge.Women are more often affected than men and these lesions are often asymptomatic, discovered by imaging and biological means. Benign pancreatic mucinous cystadenomas have a very high cure rate with a reduced rate of degeneration. Simple excision of benign pancreatic cysts is considered safe and effective with a very low recurrence rate.

We report the case of a 34-year-old woman who presented with left hypochondrial pain for 2 years. The radiological diagnosis revealed that it was a pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma. The patient underwent a corporo-caudal pancreatectomy with splenic preservation, and the postoperative course was simple. Histological examination confirmed the nature of the pancreatic cyst. This observation highlights the importance of considering pancreatic mucinous cystadenomas in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the pancreas and emphasizes the effectiveness of surgical excision in the treatment of these benign lesions.