Mucin-hypersecretory pancreatic tumors: a pathology with defined characteristics
Robles Fornieles, J.; García Durán, F.; Muñoz-Calero, A.; Gell Gómez, E.; Senent, C.; Hernández, L.; Prieto, M.L.; Muro, A.; Louredo, A.; Cos, E.
Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Organo Oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva 89(9): 721-725
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1130-0108 PMID: 9445546 Document Number: 478628
We report a case of a mucin-producing tumor of the pancreas, a rare neoplasm of which only a few cases have been described in Europe. The finding of progressive hyperamylasemia without abdominal pain suggests the presence of this type of tumor. At endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP), mucinous excretion and ductal dilation were found. Its prognosis is better than adenocarcinoma.