title: Solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Solid-pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a low-grade malignancy, which has been infrequently observed in adolescent and young adult females since first report by Frantz in 1959. In this article, we describe our experience of 8 cases of SPT with the clinical features, diagnosis, treatments, and outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and images of 8 patients who underwent surgery for SPT between January 1995 and December 2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven females and 1 male with the mean age of 29 years (range, 10 to 64) at presentation were identified. Three patients presented palpable abdominal mass, 2 with abdominal pain, and the remainder with no specific symptom. The mean diameter of the tumors was 7.9 cm (range, 4.0 to 10.0). Four were located in the tail, 3 in the body, and 1 in the head. Surgical procedure included distal pancreatectomy with/without splenectomy in 7 patients and Whipple operation in 1 with no surgical morbidity and mortality. All were alive without evidence of recurrence after mean follow-up of 26.4 months (range, 1 to 66).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SPT of the pancreas is an unusual neoplasm and typically occurs in young females presenting well-demarcated pancreatic masses, which are amenable to cure by complete surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyang-Eun
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Myung-Kwon
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Doo
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Chang-Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Won-Young
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.forename: Young-Oh
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Kweon
authors.forename: Sung-Kook
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Han-Ik
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Sang-Geol
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Kook
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013156:Splenectomy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor