title: Solid cystic tumour of the pancreas-clinico-pathological study of three cases.
abstract: During a period of four years three cases of solid and cystic (papillary) tumour of the pancreas were encountered. The patients presented predominantly with chief complaints of lump abdomen associated with dull aching pain in right hypochondrium. Radiologically diagnosis was suspected in two cases. Excessive bleeding during surgery was observed in two cases. In two survivors no recurrence or distant metastasis was noted after surgical excision (follow up 6 months to 3.5 years), third patient died after eight hours of operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Safaya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chumber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastva
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kataria
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D018292:Cystadenoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis