Cystic lesions of the pancreas are a group of pancreatic lesions characterized by a cystic appearance. They can be benign or malignant. Cystic lesions are found in 20.6% of all pancreatectomy specimens. Among this heterogeneous group, benign neoplasms predominate, particularly those with mucinous lining. Age at presentation, gender, location and tumor size are highly variable, with the exception of

solid pseudopapillary tumor Solid is a state of matter where molecules are closely packed and can not slide past each other. Solids resist compression, expansion, or external forces that would alter its shape, with the degree to which they are resisted dependent upon the ...

Types

* Pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous tumors (most common diagnosis - 52.6%) * Pancreatic serous cystic tumors (20.6%) **

Pancreatic serous cystadenoma Pancreatic serous cystadenoma is a benign tumour of the pancreas. It is usually solitary and found in the body or tail of the pancreas, and may be associated with von Hippel–Lindau syndrome. In contrast to some of the other cyst-forming tumors ...

** Pancreatic serous cystadenocarcinoma * Pancreatic mucinous cystic tumors (13.4%) **

Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma is a tumour of pancreas. It may be benign or be associated with an invasive carcinoma component. Pathology Microscopy File:Mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas 5.jpg, Mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas File: ...

** Pancreatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

References

Digestive system neoplasia Pancreas {{Oncology-stub}