Papillary cystic and solid tumor of the pancreas--surgical therapy with the use of CUSA, and a review of the pediatric literature.
Papillary cystic and solid tumor of the pancreas (PCSTP), so-called Frantz tumor, is a very rare tumor in children. Only 62 cases, 57 girls and 5 boys, have been reported in children since 1959. The tumor presents usually as a slowly growing abdominal mass with or without abdominal pain. Surgical resection of the tumor is an adequate mode of treatment, and the prognosis is excellent. The authors present 4 girls and 1 boy with PCSTP and demonstrate that the Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator (CUSA, Valleylab) is successfully used in surgical therapy.
Snajdauf
J
J
Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic.
Pýcha
K
K
Rygl
M
M
Kocmichová
B
B
Kodet
R
R
Koutecky
J
J
Cumlivská
E
E
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed