Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2015; 21(33): 9793-9802
Published online Sep 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9793
Cavernous hemangioma of adult pancreas: A case report and literature review
Utpal Mondal, Nichole Henkes, David Henkes, Laura Rosenkranz
Utpal Mondal, Laura Rosenkranz, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States
Nichole Henkes, David Henkes, Department of Pathology and Laboratory, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, TX 78240, United States
Author contributions: Mondal U designed the paper, did the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, reviewed literature and wrote the paper; Henkes N did literature search and proof reading; Henkes D was responsible for cytopathology and pathology; and Rosenkranz L provided clinical care including endoscopy and made critical revision of the manuscript; all authors approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The case study was reviewed and approved by the Office of the Institutional Review Board of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
Informed consent statement: Patient provided informed written consent for this publication.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors has any disclosure to make.
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Correspondence to: Utpal Mondal, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States. mondalu@uthscsa.edu
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Received: April 5, 2015
Peer-review started: April 7, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 29, 2015
Accepted: June 26, 2015
Article in press: June 26, 2015
Published online: September 7, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: Pancreas hemangioma is a very rare pathological finding in adulthood. It may mimic other more common pancreatic lesions. Diagnosis is difficult, due to its rarity, and the absence of typical radiological findings of hemangioma. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic, mixed and solid pancreatic lesions. Surgical resection is the effective treatment in symptomatic cases, while providing a final diagnosis, however, surgery may not be necessary at all.