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A 42 yr old female was diagnosed with cystic neoplasm of pancreas containing ovarian-type stroma. She was most likely suffering from?

A
Mucinous cystadenoma
B
Serous cystadenoma
C
Solid Pseudopapillary neoplasm
D
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
High-Yield Explanation
Diagnosis is Mucinous cystadenoma Most common cystic neoplasm of pancreas Up to 95% are seen in women Usually arise from the tail of pancreas Cystic cavities usually filled with thick mucinous material Columnar mucin-producing epithelium that lines the cysts is associated with a dense stroma similar to ovarian stroma Precursor to invasive carcinoma, up to 1/3rd are associated with invasive adenocarcinoma CECT showing peripheral egg shell calcification Surgical resection is curative for noninvasive mucinous cystic neoplasms (distal pancreatectomy).

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