Abstract

Cystic lesions of the pancreas include several entities, the most frequent of which are: serous cystadenomas, mucinous cystadenomas, intra papillary and mucinous tumors, pseudo papillary tumors. Cystadenomas Mucinous cystic tumors represent 10% of cystic lesions of the pancreas [1]. The usual age of onset is between 40 and 60 years, it is more common in women, the most common location is the body and tail of the pancreas, these cystic tumors are asymptomatic in most cases and of incidental discovery during an ultrasound or MRI abdominal performed for another reason [2]. The management varies according to the nature of the cystic lesion and can range from simple surveillance to surgical resection. Mucinous cysts are benign tumors with a good prognosis and a potential for degeneration [3]. We report the case of a mucinous cyst of the pancreas complicated by superinfection following a biopsy for diagnostic purposes operated on in our department [4].