Week 202: Case 4

1. Presented by Ralph Hruban, M.D. and prepared by Jon Davison, M.D.

This elderly man presented with vague abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed a large (10 cm) cystic mass in the tail of the pancreas. The lesion had a honeycomb appearance and a central stellate scar. A distal pancreatectomy was performed.

images/SPWEB_11-15-04/Case_4/1.jpg
images/SPWEB_11-15-04/Case_4/2.jpg
images/SPWEB_11-15-04/Case_4/3.jpg
images/SPWEB_11-15-04/Case_4/4.jpg
images/SPWEB_11-15-04/Case_4/5.jpg