Solid serous adenoma of the pancreas: a rare form of serous cystadenoma

Authors

Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Thomas E. Kowalski, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Corey Brotz, Thomas Jefferson University
Charles J. Yeo, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Peter McCue, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Juan Palazzo, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

March 2008

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Digestive Diseases and Sciences, epub ahead of print March 28, 2008. The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-007-9796-2. Copyright © 2008 by Springer.

Abstract

Serous cystadenomas (SC) of the pancreas are uncommon benign cystic neoplasms that were first differentiated from mucinous cystadenomas in 1978 by Compagno and Oertel (1-3). Serous cystadenomas characteristically have a spongy gross appearance and are composed of innumerable tiny cysts lined by flattened cuboidal or polygonal cells with clear to pale eosinophilic cytoplasm atop of thin fibrous septae. Since 1978, five unique SC subtypes have been identified (4-5). Here we report a case of a solid serous adenoma, a rare serous cystadenoma subtype.

Recommended Citation

Sanaka, Madhusudhan R.; Kowalski, Thomas E.; Brotz, Corey; Yeo, Charles J.; McCue, Peter; and Palazzo, Juan, "Solid serous adenoma of the pancreas: a rare form of serous cystadenoma" (2008). Department of Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 29.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medfp/29