The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2014 , Vol 56 , Num 3
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: A Rare Entity
Departments of 1Pediatric Surgery, 2Radiology, and 3Pathology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
E-mail: kcerit@yahoo.com
Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm in
children that mainly occurs in young females. We herein report a rare case
of SPT arising from the tail of the pancreas. A 13-year-old girl was admitted
to our clinic with abdominal pain and anorexia. A mass was palpated on the
physical examination. A 90x72 mm, encapsulated, heterogeneous mass with
solid and cystic components was defined on computerized tomography (CT).
Distal pancreatectomy was performed during the operation. Histopathological
examination revealed that the tumor was a SPT with negative surgical margins.
A six-month follow-up after surgical resection showed no evidence of recurrent
disease. SPT should always be considered in the differential diagnosis in a
young female with a palpable mass.
Keywords :
solid pseudopapillary tumor, pediatric, pancreatic tumors.