Autor(es): Flor-de-Lima, B ; Freitas, P ; Couto, N ; Castillo-Martin, M ; Santiago, I
Data: 2021
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3953
Origem: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Assunto(s): HSAC IMA; Colloid Carcinoma; Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN); Magnetic Resonance; Pancreatic Tumor
Colloid carcinomas are rare pancreatic tumors characterized by the presence of mucin pools with scarce malignant cells. Most of these neoplasms arise from intestinal-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs). We report a case of a 77-year-old male patient who presented with weight loss, asthenia, lumbar pain and diabetes. Imaging studies revealed a mixed-type IPMN with high-risk features and a possible invasive component. The patient underwent surgical resection and the histology confirmed an invasive colloid carcinoma of the pancreas associated with an intestinal-type IPMN. Although invasive ductal and colloid carcinomas may look similar on imaging studies, its distinction is important because the latter have a better prognosis.
