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A case of lymphoepithelial cyst of pancreas with unique “cheerios-like” appearance in EUS

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Lymphoepithelial cyst (LEC) of the pancreas is a rare benign lesion, which is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We describe a case of a 60-year-old male, incidentally diagnosed as having LEC of the pancreas, which was managed by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. Most of the reported cases of LEC were asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. A high index of suspicion under EUS may help in making a diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary surgery in asymptomatic patients. In particular, the unique “cheerios-like” appearance of the lesion in EUS, which was also found in this case, might be helpful in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan

    Wen Gao, Atsuhiro Masuda, Hideyuki Shiomi, Mamoru Takenaka, Nobuyuki Matsuki, Eiji Funatsu, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Yoshifumi Arisaka, Takanobu Hayakumo, Takeshi Azuma & Hiromu Kutsumi

  2. Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan

    Ippei Matsumoto, Makoto Shinzeki & Yonson Ku

  3. Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan

    Shigeo Hara

  4. Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China

    Wen Gao

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Gao, W., Masuda, A., Matsumoto, I. et al. A case of lymphoepithelial cyst of pancreas with unique “cheerios-like” appearance in EUS. Clin J Gastroenterol 5, 388–392 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-012-0336-z

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