title: Solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor as a portal hypertension causal: the first reported case in Puerto Rico.
abstract: We describe the first reported case in Puerto Rico of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor (SPT) of the pancreas causing portal hypertension. Clinical presentation and characteristic imaging findings are helpful to differentiate SPT from pancreatic carcinoma. Diagnosis can be confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical approach through biopsy. Timely surgical intervention can prevent portal hypertension as manifestation and be lifesaving in case of malignant degeneration, giving the patient an excellent prognosis after tumor surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ponce, Puerto Rico. darcy237@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Daisy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torres-Miranda
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia-Gubern
authors.forename: Maruja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Gaetan
mesh_terms: D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011647:Puerto Rico