Lo Chun-Hai, Tsang Po-Man, Cheng Shui-Ying, Ling Cheuk-Nam, Ho Cheuk-Lam
United Christian Hospital, Department of Pathology, Hong Kong, China.
CUHK Medical Centre, Department of Pathology, Hong Kong, China.
Autops Case Rep. 2022 Apr 14;12:e2021369. doi: 10.4322/acr.2021.369. eCollection 2022.
Epidermoid cyst in an intrapancreatic accessory spleen is a rare benign lesion that is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Cyst fluid analysis for biochemistry markers has been widely used to aid the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts. A high cyst fluid carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level (>800 ng/mL) is said to be useful in distinguishing intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) and mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) from other non-mucinous cysts. We herein report a case of epidermoid cyst in an intrapancreatic accessory spleen with abnormally high CEA level (3582 ng/mL) in the cyst fluid, suggesting a potential pitfall in using cyst fluid CEA level as an indicator of mucinous neoplasms.
胰腺内副脾中的表皮样囊肿是一种罕见的良性病变,术前难以诊断。囊肿液生化标志物分析已广泛用于辅助胰腺囊肿的诊断。据说囊肿液癌胚抗原(CEA)水平高(>800 ng/mL)有助于将导管内乳头状黏液性肿瘤(IPMN)和黏液性囊性肿瘤(MCN)与其他非黏液性囊肿区分开来。我们在此报告一例胰腺内副脾中的表皮样囊肿,其囊肿液中CEA水平异常高(3582 ng/mL),提示将囊肿液CEA水平用作黏液性肿瘤指标时可能存在陷阱。