title: [Solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas. Report of a case].
abstract: Solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumour is an uncommon disease including 2.7% of exocrine malignancies of the pancreas. Its low incidence is associated with an uncertain prognosis and with difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problems, despite routine use of ultrasonography, TC and RMN. A case of solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumour in a young woman is reported: the clinicopathologic features, diagnostic imaging and surgical treatment are discussed. Surgery is the primary option. Prognosis is however not fully known. From a review of the literature it is suggested that these tumours should be regarded as potentially malignant.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgia Gastroenterologica, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale, A. Cardarelli di Napoli, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Molino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perrotti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antropoli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gargano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antropoli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vicenzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boscaino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Anna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guidi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery