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Leiomyoma of the pancreas: an extremely rare entity
Patit Petchpiboolthai1, Chalisa Suwanprinya2, Vor Luvira1
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Background:
Leiomyoma of the pancreas is an extremely rare entity. There are currently only three reported cases, all of which were small, asymptomatic, and incidentally found tumor.
Methods:
We have reported the first case of leiomyoma of the pancreas in a young woman with a large symptomatic mass.
Results:
A 31-year-old woman presented with chronic abdominal pain. Computed tomography scans showed a huge heterogeneously enhancing mass, located between duodenum and pancreatic head. The patient underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy and the histology confirmed leiomyoma of the pancreas.
Conclusions:
This case adds the knowledge that this extremely rare entity could be manifested as symptomatic mass in a young patient.
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