Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma, also known as "mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas", is a benign
tumour of pancreas Pancreatic tumors (Pancreatic cancer) are often broken down into exocrine or endocrine tumors. Each different type of pancreatic tumor has a different appearance when examined under a microscope. These unique microscopic features and genetic markers ...
. It is one of the
cystic lesions of the pancreas.
Pathology
Microscopy
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See also
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Mucinous cystadenoma
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Pancreatic cysts
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Pancreatic serous cystadenoma
Pancreatic serous cystadenoma is a benign tumour of the pancreas. It is usually found in the tail of the pancreas, and may be associated with von Hippel–Lindau syndrome.
In contrast to some of the other cyst-forming tumors of the pancreas (such ...
References
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