[Papillary cystic tumor of the pancreas: an infrequent carcinoma of good prognosis].
Papillary cystic tumor of the pancreas is a rare low grade carcinoma, with only 130 cases reported in the English literature. We report a 22 years old female presenting with a palpable mass and abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound and CAT scan showed a solid-cystic lesion in the head of the pancreas. The patient was subjected to a partial pancreatoduodenectomy and the histological study of the surgical specimen disclosed a papillary cystic carcinoma. Post op course was uneventful and the patient is well at 8 months follow up.
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Servicio de Radiología y Anatomía Patológica, Hospital San Juan de dios, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago de Chile.
Ferreira
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Franco
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Schiappacasse
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D000328:Adult; D018292:Cystadenoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D011379:Prognosis
Tumor papilar quístico del páncreas: un carcinoma infrecuente de buen pronóstico.