/pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma

pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma

Rare Disease

MONDO:0018523

Also Known As

mucinous cystadenoma of pancreaspancreas mucinous cystadenomapancreatic mucinous cystadenomacolloid cystadenoma of pancreascolloid cystadenoma of the pancreascolloidal cystadenoma of pancreascolloidal cystadenoma of the pancreasmucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreasmucinous cystadenoma of the pancreaspancreatic colloid cystadenomapancreatic colloidal cystadenomapancreatic mucinous cystadenocarcinomapancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm

Definition

A non-metastasizing cystic epithelial neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas. It is composed of columnar, mucin-producing epithelial cells. It occurs almost exclusively in women. Large tumors are often accompanied by a palpable abdominal mass.