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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2023; 15(01): 159-161
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750079
Case Report

Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Md Ali Osama 
1   Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
,
Meera Mathayoth
2   Department of Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Shilpi Agarwal
1   Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
,
Priti Chatterjee 
1   Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are typically solid neoplasms but in rare instances may present as cystic lesions. Preoperative diagnosis of a cystic pancreatic lesion is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary and multimodal approach. We hereby describe an elderly female who came with complaints of abdominal lump. Radiologically, it appeared to be a pancreatic hydatid cyst located at the head of the pancreas, following which resection was done. Histopathological study of the lesion turned out to be a cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Thus, we present this unique case due to its rarity and diagnostic challenge.

Keywords

cystic lesion - chromogranin - neuroendocrine tumor - pancreas - synaptophysin

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Article published online:
26 July 2022

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