A rare case of pancreatic pseudocyst masquerading as hydrocele
| Journal | Volume 69 - 2006 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Letters |
| Author(s) | A. Michalopoulos, V. Papadopoulos, S. Apostolidis, T. Papavramidis, D. Paramythiotis, P. Berovalis |
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| 1st Propedeutic Surgical Department, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
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A pancreatic pseudocyst is present as a cystic cavity bound to the pancreas by inflammatory tissue (1). Typically, the wall of a pancreatic pseudocyst lacks an epithelial lining, and the cyst contains pancreatic juice or amylase-rich fluid (2,3). This is the histopathological definition of a pancreatic pseudocyst. The present case is extremely interesting because migration of the pancreatic pseudocyst, either upwards or downwards, is a very rare clinical entity. |
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