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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2022

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreatic head treated by enucleation: Case report and literature review.

Miguel Almeida, Tiago F Rama, Rui Quintanilha, Joana Mendes, Vitor Carneiro

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rare pancreatic cystic neoplasms: A pictorial review.European journal of radiology open · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miguel AlmeidaGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Portugal. Electronic address: miguelritoa@gmail.com.
Tiago F RamaGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
Rui QuintanilhaGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
Joana MendesGeneral Surgery Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
Vitor CarneiroPathology Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito de Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe widespread use of imaging methods has led to an increased identification of asymptomatic Pancreatic Cystic Lymphangiomas (PCL), a rare entity for which available information is very limited. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present the case of an asymptomatic 61-year-old male, submitted to elective enucleation of a pancreatic head PCL at our institution. After four years of follow-up the patient is doing well and has no clinical or imaging signs of recurrence. DISCUSSION: Though rare, PCL should be included in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic cystic neoplasms. All efforts should be made to ascertain a preoperative diagnosis, as expectant follow-up could be a reasonable approach in asymptomatic patients and/or poor surgical candidates. In the face of an uncertain diagnosis, complete surgical excision may be the treatment of choice.

conclusionThe medical community worldwide should be encouraged to report all cases of PCL, as to increment the overall knowledge about this lesion.

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Cystic lymphangiomaD2-40EUSIncidentalomaLocal excisionPancreas

Identifiers

PMID36261948
PMCPMC9568866
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