title: [Pancreatoblastoma: a rare malignant neoplasm in early adulthood].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Here we report the ninth case of pancreatoblastoma in an adult.
  
  
  METHODS
  At the time of diagnosis the female patient was 22 years old. She had a tumor in the left upper abdomen, measuring 9 cm in diameter. Preoperatively the diagnosis of a pancreatoblastoma was suspected and an explorative laparotomy was performed followed by radical tumor extirpation and intraoperative radiotherapy. After the diagnosis of a pancreatoblastoma was confirmed by definitive histopathological examination, combined Radiochemotherapy was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Special features in histomorphological characterization of the tumor and problems concerning diagnosis and differential diagnosis as well as the lack of a definitive therapy regime are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitäts- und Poliklinik der RWTH, Aachen. Torsten.Mumme@post.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mumme
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Büttner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peiper
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed