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Presented by Ralph Hruban, M.D. and prepared by Amy Duffield, M.D., Ph.D.
Case 1: This middle-aged woman with a pancreatic mass underwent endoscopic ultrasound.
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Week 354: Case 1
This middle-aged woman with a pancreatic mass underwent endoscopic ultrasound. A fine needle aspiration biopsy was inconclusive, and the lesion was resected.images/6_16_08_1A.jpg
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Answer: Serous cystadenoma
Histology: This lesion shows extensive hemorrhage and reactive changes secondary to the fine needle aspiration biopsy performed prior to surgery. The reparative changes obscure much of the lesion. Where they don’t, the neoplasm can be seen to be composed of small cysts lined by clear cuboidal epithelial cells with round uniform nuclei.
Discussion: Serous cystadenomas are usually straightforward lesions to diagnose. In some instances, however, the hemorrhage and inflammation from a prior fine needle aspiration biopsy can obscure the neoplasm. As in this case, the aspirates from serous cystic neoplasms can have a low cellularity, making the diagnosis on fine needle aspiration biopsy difficult.
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Answer: Serous cystadenoma
Histology: This lesion shows extensive hemorrhage and reactive changes secondary to the fine needle aspiration biopsy performed prior to surgery. The reparative changes obscure much of the lesion. Where they don’t, the neoplasm can be seen to be composed of small cysts lined by clear cuboidal epithelial cells with round uniform nuclei.
Discussion: Serous cystadenomas are usually straightforward lesions to diagnose. In some instances, however, the hemorrhage and inflammation from a prior fine needle aspiration biopsy can obscure the neoplasm. As in this case, the aspirates from serous cystic neoplasms can have a low cellularity, making the diagnosis on fine needle aspiration biopsy difficult.