INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS NEOPLASM IN THE HEAD OF THE PANCREAS. ONE CASE REPORT

Abstract

Diagnosing pancreatic cystic tumors, despite being rare, has become more common secondary to improved quality and increased use of imaging techniques. If we consider cystic lesions of the pancreas that are found incidentally, many of them happen to be intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. We report the case of a 42-year-old incidentally diagnosed with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia while being studied for chronic lumbar pain. The lesion was described as hypodense with irregular borders located in the head and uncinated process of pancreas with 2.0 cm x 1.1 cm x 1.3 cm in its dimensions. There was no dilatation of main pancreatic duct, therefore considered a secondary branch type. The patient underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy where the lesion was completely resected with negative margins, resulting in a favorable prognosis for our patient.