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We report a case of dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area in a 26-yr-old woman radically treated with pancreatoduodenectomy and alive with no recurrence at 6-yr follow-up. The diagnostic and surgical procedures are described, and the literature is reviewed.
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Iacono, C., Zamboni, G., Di Marcello, R. et al. Dermoid cyst of the head of the pancreas area. International Journal of Pancreatology 14, 269–273 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02784936
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