Unusual cause of persistent abdominal pain in a young girl: solid-pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas (2006: 11b).
A solid-pseudopapillary tumour, a rare disease of the pancreas, in a young woman is presented. Since treatment involves complete excision of the mass, an early diagnosis is crucial to allow the curative resection.
Demir
Mustafa Kemal
MK
Department of Radiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. demirkemal@superonline.com
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed