| Literature DB >> 36237375 |
Jin Hee Park, Kyung A Kang, Kyung Seek Chang, Heon Ju Kwon, Mi Sung Kim.
Abstract
Serous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are usually benign, with a low malignant potential. Herein, we report a case of malignant serous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas treated with subtotal pancreatectomy, which progressed to local recurrence and metachronous hepatic metastasis during the regular follow-up period. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 36237375 PMCID: PMC9431823 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.81.2.418
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1A 17-year-old woman with a malignant pancreatic microcystic serous cystic neoplasm, with metachronous hepatic metastasis and local recurrence after surgical resection.
A. Pre-contrast axial (left image) and post-contrast axial and coronal CT (middle and right image) demonstrate a heterogeneous enhancing mass in the tail of the pancreas sized approximately 11 cm. The mass reveals internal calcifications (white arrow), tiny cystic portions (white arrowheads), and a central cystic or necrotic portion (asterisk). The splenic vein shows total occlusion (black arrow) from tumor invasion, which results in perilesional collaterals (open arrows).
B. Pre- (1st image) and post-contrast T1- (2nd image) and T2-weighted (3rd image) MRI show heterogeneous enhancement of the mass with tiny non-enhancing cystic portions (arrowheads). The central portion also reveals a cystic nature (arrows). On diffusion-weighted imaging at b = 800 s/mm2 (4th image), the mass shows diffuse high signal intensity.
C. Microscopically, the lesion is composed of numerous small cysts lined by cuboidal epithelium with abundant clear cytoplasm (arrows) (hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 200).
D. T2-weighted MRI (left image) performed two years after the surgery shows cystic metastasis in liver segment IV (white arrow) and probable local recurrence (arrowheads). Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI (right image) performed four years after the surgery shows hypervascular metastasis (black arrow) in liver segment VIII. Both hepatic lesions are pathologically confirmed as metastatic microcystic serous neoplasms.