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*Weight loss. | *Weight loss. | ||
*Jaundice. | *Jaundice. | ||
*Usually favourable prognosis - mostly benign. | |||
===Most important cystic lesions=== | ===Most important cystic lesions=== | ||
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Mnemonic ''SIMS'': Serous, IPMT, Mucinous, Solid pseudopapillary tumour. | Mnemonic ''SIMS'': Serous, IPMT, Mucinous, Solid pseudopapillary tumour. | ||
====Useful stains==== | |||
*PAS-D. | |||
====Mucinous vs. IMPT==== | ====Mucinous vs. IMPT==== | ||
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*No ovarian-like stroma. | *No ovarian-like stroma. | ||
*Usually has total pancreatectomy. | *Usually has total pancreatectomy. | ||
===Cystic tumours of the pancreas=== | |||
Khalifa's table of cystic tumours: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| | |||
|Sex | |||
|Age (years) | |||
|Usual site | |||
|Typical size (cm) | |||
|- | |||
|Microcystic | |||
|female | |||
|66 | |||
|B&T | |||
|11 | |||
|- | |||
|Mucinous | |||
|female | |||
|49 | |||
|B&T | |||
|10 | |||
|- | |||
|IPMT | |||
|male | |||
|62 | |||
|H | |||
|4 | |||
|- | |||
|Pseudopapillary | |||
|female | |||
|35 | |||
|any | |||
|7.5 | |||
|} | |||
==Serous cystic tumours== | ==Serous cystic tumours== | ||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pancreas_neoplasia_carcinoma_sequence.png Normal pancreas, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and pancreatic carcinoma (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pancreas_neoplasia_carcinoma_sequence.png Normal pancreas, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and pancreatic carcinoma (WC)]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||