Acinar cell cystadenoma of pancreas: A case report and review of literature


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Article type :

Case Report

Author :

Bhavika Chaudhari, Minesh B Gandhi, C K Shah

Volume :

7

Issue :

1

Abstract :

Acinar Cell Cystadenoma (ACA) of pancreas is recently recognized pancreatic lesion by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010. It is a very rare benign cystic neoplasm of pancreas that only few cases ( understood. Histologically it is composed of variably sized cystic spaces lined by mature acinar cells, admixed with normal pancreatic parenchyma. Here we present the histopathology of a case of acinar cell cystadenoma with review of literature.

Keyword :

 Acinar cell cystadenoma (ACA), Cystic pancreatic lesions (CPL), Cystic pancreatic neoplasms (CPN), Serous cystic neoplasm (SCN), Mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN), Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC).