S. Koyanagi et al., MUCIN-PRODUCING CYSTIC NEOPLASM OF THE PANCREAS WITH ONSET IN CHILDHOOD - CASE-REPORT, Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 11(8), 1996, pp. 768-770
Mucin-producing tumours of the pancreas have been recently reported wi
th increasing frequency and most cases have occurred in middle-aged an
d elderly people. In the present report, a case of a al-year-old man w
ith mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas is reported. He had a long hi
story of recurrent pancreatitis from the age of 8. When he was aged 10
, the first branch of the main pancreatic duct was shown to be enlarge
d on endoscopic retrograde pancreaticography (ERP). A series of ERP st
udies and computed tomography scans performed over a period of 11 year
s demonstrated continuing growth of this enlargement of the pancreatic
duct. Pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed and the patient has been
well without further episodes of acute pancreatitis and has been free
of recurrent tumour for 1 year.