Abstract:Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN) are rare premalignant neoplasms of the pancreas typically found as single lesions in the pancreatic body and tail of women in the fifth and sixth decade of life, constituting 2–5% of pancreatic neoplasms. We present a 50-year-old female patient with a large tail mass of the pancreatic body (size of 15 cm × 12 cm) with elevated tumor indicators. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large cystic lesion with septa and wall nodules. During the operation, the… Show more
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