title: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas with sickle cell trait: a rare case report.
abstract: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas is a rare pancreatic neoplasm affecting young women, has low malignant potential and amenable for surgical excision with good long-term survival. Sickle cell trait is benign condition, which involves one normal beta-globin chain and one HbS chain. Although it is a benign condition, individuals are prone to have rare complications that may predispose to death under certain circumstances. We report a rare coexistence of solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas with sickle cell trait in an 18-year-old female who underwent distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy. Histopathological examination and haemoglobin electrophoresis confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: Harish S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Permi
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kishan Prasad
authors.forename: Balakrishna N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: B Preetham
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Raghuraja
authors.forename: Shubha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013156:Splenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed