Abstract
Serous pancreatic neoplasms are cystic tumors, usually detected as solitary lesions. The most common is the serous cystadenoma (SCA).
SCA typically presents as a solitary multilocular microcystic lesion with a honeycomb architecture.
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Capelli, P. et al. (2015). Serous Neoplasms. In: D'Onofrio, M., Capelli, P., Pederzoli, P. (eds) Imaging and Pathology of Pancreatic Neoplasms. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5678-7_4
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