Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis
Lymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) are rare non-neoplastic lesions that can appear as a complex cyst or a mass in the pancreas. Cytology from endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) can be helpful in making a diagnosis with the aim of avoiding unnecessary surgical resection. A case...
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| description | Lymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) are rare non-neoplastic lesions that can appear as a complex cyst or a mass in the pancreas. Cytology from endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) can be helpful in making a diagnosis with the aim of avoiding unnecessary surgical resection. A case involving a 51-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain who was found to have a multiloculated cystic lesion at the junction of the pancreatic body and tail is described. Cytology from EUS-FNA was consistent with a pancreatic LEC. The lesion was managed conservatively and follow-up imaging of the cyst over the following two years was unchanged. The patient remains clinically well. Cytology from EUS-FNA can help distinguish LECs from cystic neoplasms, thus preventing radical surgical resection of this benign pancreatic cyst. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d8d7be6cbe94c16aefb68488a5b79712025-08-20T02:24:04ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-0124634835010.1155/2010/456867Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in DiagnosisZamil Karim0Blair Walker1Eric C Lam2Division of General Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaLymphoepithelial cysts (LECs) are rare non-neoplastic lesions that can appear as a complex cyst or a mass in the pancreas. Cytology from endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) can be helpful in making a diagnosis with the aim of avoiding unnecessary surgical resection. A case involving a 51-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain who was found to have a multiloculated cystic lesion at the junction of the pancreatic body and tail is described. Cytology from EUS-FNA was consistent with a pancreatic LEC. The lesion was managed conservatively and follow-up imaging of the cyst over the following two years was unchanged. The patient remains clinically well. Cytology from EUS-FNA can help distinguish LECs from cystic neoplasms, thus preventing radical surgical resection of this benign pancreatic cyst.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/456867 |
| spellingShingle | Zamil Karim Blair Walker Eric C Lam Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis |
| title_full | Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis |
| title_short | Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas: The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis |
| title_sort | lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas the use of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/456867 |
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