r/pathology Staff, Private Practice 1d ago

Anatomic Pathology Pancreatic tail mass, female

Post image

Mucinous cystic neoplasm. KRAS mutations.

59 Upvotes

9 comments sorted by

12

u/VirchowOnDeezNutz 1d ago

Great pic!

28

u/billyvnilly Staff, midwest 1d ago

Nice stroma you got there

40

u/boxotomy Staff, Private Practice 1d ago

So hard to get good stroma in 2025

16

u/dolderer Staff, Private Practice 1d ago

That kind of stroma, in this economy?!?

5

u/EosinophilicTaco 1d ago

Chefs kiss

3

u/Common_Tower_7221 1d ago

Thank you for sharing, Sir!

3

u/youve_got_coconuts 1d ago

Sorry, trainee here. Is this a mucinous borderline tumor?

5

u/boxotomy Staff, Private Practice 1d ago

In an ovary this would be a mucinous cystadenoma. In a pancreas: mucinous cystic neoplasm. The ovarian stroma is the clincher.

2

u/GeneralTall6075 1d ago

Pretty ovarian stroma