Week 219: Case 4

1. Presented by Ralph Hruban, M.D. and prepared by Maryam Farinola M.D.

This middle-aged woman presented with an acute abdomen. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a ruptured 14 cm cystic mass in the tail of the pancreas with significant hemoperitoneum.

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