Publication: Case Report of an 18 Year Old Girl with Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of Pancreas
Date
2020
Authors
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
1812-2027
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 320 - 323
Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
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
Description
Sigdel S,1 Niroula S,1 Sapkota G,1 Chang LH,2 Mishra R1
1B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital
Bharatpur, Nepal.
2Hebei Medical University,
Hebei Sheng, China
Keywords
Enucleation, Frantz tumor, Solid pseudo-papillary tumor (SPT), Surgical resection