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Review
. 2007 Oct 14;13(38):5158-63.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i38.5158.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a case report and literature review

Charitini Salla  1 , Paschalis Chatzipantelis, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Ioannis Karoumpalis, Akrivi Pantazopoulou, Victoria Dappola
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a case report and literature review

Charitini Salla et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

We describe the clinical, imaging and cytopathological features of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP) diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided (EUS-guided) fine-needle aspiration (FNA). A 17-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of an unexplained episodic abdominal pain for 2 mo and a short history of hypertension in the endocrinology clinic. Clinical laboratory examinations revealed polycystic ovary syndrome, splenomegaly and low serum amylase and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels. Computed tomography (CT) analysis revealed a mass of the pancreatic tail with solid and cystic consistency. EUS confirmed the mass, both in body and tail of the pancreas, with distinct borders, which caused dilation of the peripheral part of the pancreatic duct (major diameter 3.7 mm). The patient underwent EUS-FNA. EUS-FNA cytology specimens consisted of single cells and aggregates of uniform malignant cells, forming microadenoid structures, branching, papillary clusters with delicate fibrovascular cores and nuclear overlapping. Naked capillaries were also seen. The nuclei of malignant cells were round or oval, eccentric with fine granular chromatin, small nucleoli and nuclear grooves in some of them. The malignant cells were periodic acid Schiff (PAS)-Alcian blue (+) and immunocytochemically they were vimentin (+), CA 19.9 (+), synaptophysin (+), chromogranin (-), neuro-specific enolase (-), a1-antitrypsin and a1-antichymotrypsin focal positive. Cytologic findings were strongly suggestive of SPTP. Biopsy confirmed the above cytologic diagnosis. EUS-guided FNA diagnosis of SPTP is accurate. EUS findings, cytomorphologic features and immunostains of cell block help distinguish SPTP from pancreatic endocrine tumors, acinar cell carcinoma and papillary mucinous carcinoma.

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Figure 1
Endoscopic ultrasound image (EUS) showing a mass in body and tail of the pancreas.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Papillary arrangement composed of delicate fibrovascular core with attached monotonous cuboidal neoplastic cells (A) and adenoid structures composed of cuboidal neoplastic cells (B) (PAP, x 400).
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Figure 3
Staining with periodic acid Schiff (PAS) (A) and Alcian-blue (AB) (B) (× 400).
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Figure 4
Immunostain for vimentin (A) and CA 19.9 (B) (x 400).
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