Mucinous cystic neoplasms

J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Mar;12(3):411-3. doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0347-0. Epub 2007 Oct 23.

Abstract

Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are uncommon tumors of the pancreas that occur predominantly in middle-aged women and almost exclusively in the body and tail of the pancreas. They are lined by a mucinous epithelium that can exhibit varying grades of dysplasia and are surrounded by a characteristic ovarian-like stroma. Surgery is the treatment of choice, and prognosis is excellent in the absence of invasive carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cystadenoma, Mucinous / pathology*
  • Cystadenoma, Mucinous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Mucins
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Stromal Cells / pathology

Substances

  • Mucins