Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma communicating with the main pancreatic duct on MRI

A Morel; V Marteau; E Chambon; B Gayet; M Zins

doi:10.1259/bjr/98185084

Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma communicating with the main pancreatic duct on MRI

Br J Radiol. 2009 Dec;82(984):e243-5. doi: 10.1259/bjr/98185084.

Authors

A Morel¹, V Marteau, E Chambon, B Gayet, M Zins

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France. [email protected]

Abstract

We report a case of a mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas communicating with the main pancreatic duct. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which a communication between the mucinous cystadenoma and the main pancreatic duct could be demonstrated by MRI.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis
Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
Cystadenoma, Mucinous / diagnosis*
Cystadenoma, Mucinous / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Ducts*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology