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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan;18(1):38-40.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.107019.

Solid pseudo papillary tumor of the pancreas: An unusual tumor in children

Sandesh V Parelkar  1 , Sanjay N Oak, Satish P Kapadnis, Beejal V Sanghvi, Prashant B Joshi, Pragati Sathe, Dinesh Mundada, Shishira Shetty
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Case Reports

Solid pseudo papillary tumor of the pancreas: An unusual tumor in children

Sandesh V Parelkar et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

An 11-year-old girl with a pancreatic solid pseudo papillary tumor (SPT) is reported. Contrast enhanced computerized tomography (CECT) & Magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) abdomen revealed a well-defined inhomogenous mass arising from the retro-peritoneum in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen possibly from the tail of the pancreas. USG guided biopsy of tumor showed benign pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas. Complete excision of the tumor was carried out. Histopathology revealed pancreatic pseudo papillary tumor. Patient did well postoperatively & is on regular follow-up.

Keywords: Frantz tumor; pancreas; solid pseudo papillary tumor.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomogram(CECT) image (transverse cut) showing tumor in left hypochondrium displacing major vessels
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology showing pseudo papillary pancreatic epithelium
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