Case Report of an 18 Year Old Girl with Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of Pancreas

Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2020;18(71):320-323.

Abstract

Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare tumor which typically affects young women without any significant clinical symptoms. Solid Pseudopapillary 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Carcinoma, Papillary* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Papillary* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Pancreas
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Prognosis