Keywords:
Cysts, Education, MR, CT, Pancreas, Oncology, Abdomen, Neoplasia
Authors:
E. Esteban García1, E. Kasatkina2, H. U. Kauczor2, T. Hackert2, M. Klauss2; 1Torrevieja/ES, 2Heidelberg/DE
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1544
Aims and objectives
Lymphoepithelial cysts (LEC) of the pancreas are rare benign lesions.
The imaging appearance is often similar to other pancreatic lesions such as serous cystic neoplasms (SCNs),
mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs).
Both MCNs and IPMNs are characterized by a neoplastic mucin-producting epithelial lining and have a potential to a malignant transformation.
The overlapping imaging features of these lesions make differentiation of LEC with potentially malignant pancreatic lesions a difficult and important radiological challenge.
The aim of this study is to identify common features,
which could help to differentiate LECs from other cystic neoplasms in order to avoid unnecessary resections.