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Publication Case Report of an 18 Year Old Girl with Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of Pancreas(Kathmandu University, 2020) Sigdel, S; Niroula, S; Sapkota, G; Chang, LH; Mishra, RABSTRACT Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare tumor which typically affects young women without any significant clinical symptoms. Solid Pseudo- papillary Tumor usually shows an indolent behavior and only rare cases recur and/or metastasize after complete resection. Here is a case report of 18 years old girl who presented to our centre with complaints of severe epigastric pain and underwent pancreatic parenchyma saving surgery for a large pancreatic head mass. In conclusion, Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor being a large tumor possess a low malignant potential in which R0 resection has excellent prognosis. KEY WORDS Enucleation, Frantz tumor, Solid pseudo-papillary tumor (SPT), Surgical resection