Bachmann Alexander, Ruszat Robin, Wyler Stephen, Casella Roberto, Langer Igor, Gasser Thomas C, Sulser Tullio
Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Urology. 2005 Apr;65(4):799. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.10.080.
Pancreatic lesions, particularly cysts, can simulate various diseases. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with a large, symptomatic, retroperitoneal cyst misdiagnosed as a "renal cyst." During the retroperitoneoscopic marsupialization, the correct diagnosis of a pancreatic cyst was made, leading to an open pancreas tail resection. Histologic evaluation revealed serous cystadenoma. Especially in large retroperitoneal cysts on the left side, the correct diagnosis of a pancreatic cyst can be difficult.
