TY  - JOUR
T1  - PAncreatic cyst
AU  - SCOTT J
Y1  - 1949/12/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1949.01240041318010
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 1304
EP  - 1318
VL  - 59
IS  - 6
N2  - IF PANCREATIC cyst were not an uncommon condition, it might be mistaken for carcinoma of the stomach more frequently. During the past twelve years there were 8 cases of pancreatic cyst and 596 cases of carcinoma of the stomach among a total of 160,011 patients admitted to Mercy Hospital, a ratio of 1:75:20,000.Cysts may be classified into five major groups: (1) developmental—arising on the basis of congenital anomaly; (2) degenerative—the inflammatory-traumatic cyst or pseudocyst, comprising the majority of all pancreatic cysts; (3) obstructive—the small retention or mechanical cyst, the result of obstruction from stone, carcinoma or proliferation of the ductal epithelium; (4) proliferative—composed principally of cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma; (5) parasitic—caused by Echinococcus (hydatid).ANATOMY AND PRESENTATION OF CYSTS 
    The adult pancreas is an elongated, flattened, wedge-shaped structure lying in the transverse-oblique position in the posterior epigastric and hypochondriac regions. Because of the unyielding nature of the vertebral column
SN  - 0272-5533
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1949.01240041318010
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1949.01240041318010
ER  -