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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Cystic teratoma of the pancreas; [Tératome kystique du pancréas]
Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique, Volume 31, No. 11, Year 2007
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Description
The preoperative diagnosis of cystic tumours of the pancreas can be difficult. It is usually based on morphological and biological (i.e., cyst fluid content of tumour markers) data. However, the latter can be misinterpreted in case of exceptional cystic tumours, other that cystadenomas. We report here the case of a 45-year old woman who was operated on for a benign cystic mature teratoma with endocrine component and high concentrations in cyst fluid CEA and CA 72.4 which was evocative of a malignant mucinous cystadenoma. © 2007. Elsevier Masson SAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rivkine, Emmanuel
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Chelbi, Emna
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Vullierme, Marie Pierre
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Vilgrain, Valérie
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Hammel, Pascal R.
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Sauvanet, Alain
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0399-8320(07)78323-9
ISSN:
03998320
Research Areas
Cancer
Participants Gender
Female