title: [Solid pseudo-papillary tumor of the pancreas: a case of a big abdominal mass in a young woman].
abstract: Solid pseudo-papillary tumor of the pancreas is a rare tumor that occurs predominantly in young women. It often presents as a big abdominal mass whose preoperative diagnosis appears to be difficult. It is a low- grade malignancy tumor and surgery is the mainstay of treatment. The Authors report the case of a 40 year-old woman with an abdominal mass supposed to origin from the mesenterium, diagnosed as a solid pseudo-papillary tumor of the pancreas after histological examination and treated by enucleation. Moreover literature data about epidemiology, histogenesis, diagnosis and treatment are analysed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Gastroenterologiche, Università degli Studi di Verona.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zugni
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frisini
authors.forename: Abdiueli Aden
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ardob
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Negro
authors.forename: Fiovo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marziani
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018292:Cystadenoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome