Dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area

Int J Pancreatol. 1993 Dec;14(3):269-73. doi: 10.1007/BF02784936.

Abstract

We report a case of dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area in a 26-yr-old woman radically treated with pancreatoduodenectomy and alive with no recurrence at 6-yr follow-up. The diagnostic and surgical procedures are described, and the literature is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermoid Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Dermoid Cyst / pathology*
  • Dermoid Cyst / surgery
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed