Pancreatic cystic lymphangioma: Report of a case Pankreas›n kistik lenfanjiyomu: Olgu sunumu

We herein present a patient referred to our clinic with the comp- laints of flatulence and left upper quadrant abdominal pain who was diagnosed to have pancreatic cystic neoplasia radiolo- gically. The septated cyst was defined to be 9x12 cm in diame- ter by abdominal computed tomography and by ultrasonog- raphy originated from the tail of the pancreas. Distal pancre- atectomy procedure with complete resection of the cystic lesion was performed in this patient. Pathologic examination revealed pancreatic cystic lymphangioma (PCL). Although PCL is very rare in adult patients, it can cause confusion due to the presen- ce of other cystic pathologies of the pancreas. Complete excision of the cyst is mandatory to prevent recurrences. In our case, no recurrence was detected after a two-year follow-up.