Pseudocyst of the Pancreas with Fistulous Extension into the Neck

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PSEUDOCYSTS of the pancreas, although infrequent, may result in serious complications, which are usually caused by rupture and are most frequently subdiaphragmatic. Pseudocysts may rupture into the peritoneal cavity, stomach, duodenum, colon and retroperitoneal space.1 2 3 Thoracic manifestations include hydrothorax,4 chylothorax,5 thoracic fistula and abscess formation,6 pancreatico-bronchial fistula7 and mediastinal pseudocyst.8 9 10 In the case reported below, a mass developed in the right submandibular region after surgical drainage of a pseudocyst, with which it was subsequently shown to be continuous.Case ReportM.W., a 44-year-old white housewife, was admitted to University Hospitals on April 30, 1965, complaining of intermittent pain in the . . .

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