Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.
BACKGROUND
Its considerable size at the time of diagnosis and low grade of malignancy are typical features of the solid-pseudopapillary tumor, which has a tendency to predominantly affect young females. A relationship to the long-term intake of oral contraceptives is discussed. Invasive tumor growth or metastases have been observed only rarely until now.


METHODS
The 53-yr-old female patient we report on here was treated by radical partial pancreatoduodenectomy for a nonmetastasizing solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreatic head (T1bN0M0) 19 mo ago.


RESULTS
Histopathological studies made a definitive diagnosis of solid-pseudopapillary tumor. The patient is recurrence-free, and there are no signs of metastases at present. Since a microscopically invasive tumor growth is assumed, oncologically curative resection should be preferred vs the less radical enucleation.


CONCLUSIONS
In this report, a case of the rare solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is described. In contrast to other pancreatic tumors, the semimalignant solid-pseudopapillary tumor has a favorable prognosis.
Piatek
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Department of General Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Medical Faculty, Magdeburg, Germany.
Manger
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Röse
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Schulz
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Lippert
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
D014746:Vimentin