[Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas: a pediatric case report].
BACKGROUND
Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas are extremely rare and mostly seen in young females. It is often diagnosed incidentally or during investigations of gastrointestinal complaints.


OBJECTIVE
Report of a pediatric case of this tumor.


METHODS
We report the case of a 15-year old teenager who presented with painful abdominal tumefaction. Imaging findings were a 12 cm solid and cystic mass originating from the tail of the pancreas. A distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was performed. Pathologic examination concluded to solid pseudopapillary tumor. Evolution was favorable with no recurrence 18 months after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Histological examination confirms the diagnosis and allows, with the help of immunohistochemical study, to rule out some differential diagnoses such as pancreatoblastoma, acinar tumors and endocrine tumors. Prognosis of solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas is excellent after radical resection and recurrences are rarely seen.
Farah-Klibi
Faten
F
Laboratoire d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie.
El Amine
Olfa
O
Rammeh
Soumaya
S
Ben Rejeb
Majd
M
Ferchiou
Malek
M
Kourda
Jihène
J
Abdessalem
Morched
M
Zaouche
Abdeljalil
A
Ben Jilani
Sarrah
S
Zermani
Rachida
R
D000293:Adolescent; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*