Authors: Ryushi Shudo Shuichi Maeda Haruyasu Yoshizaki Akihiro Imada Takafumi Yamashita Shigeru Kitamori Yoko Sato Mizuho Oniwa Yukihiko Sato
Publish Date: 2009/09/18
Volume: 2, Issue: 5, Pages: 361-364
Abstract
The patient was a 74yearold female Screening computed tomography for examination of the abdomen showed a cystic mass in the pancreatic body Close investigation using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed a very rare finding the main pancreatic duct bifurcated at the pancreatic body and these two ducts converged at the caudal side A multilocular cystic mass in the pancreatic body and mucus discharge from the orifice of major papilla were observed There was no protruded lesion in the main pancreatic duct No findings suggested apparent malignancy The patient was diagnosed as having hyperplastic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of branch type showing a ringshaped pancreatic duct and was placed under followup
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