title: Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child.
abstract: Solid pseudo papillary tumor (SPT) or Frantz's tumor is a slow-growing low-grade malignant tumor, commonly seen in young patients with a female predominance, which is commonly located in the body and tail of the pancreas. We report a case of SPT arising from the body of the pancreas in a 12-year-old girl who presented with acute abdomen and was treated successfully by local excision of the tumor with preservation of head of pancreas and spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, J N Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vishwanath M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Pattanshetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Oncosurgery), J N Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vinchurkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, J N Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sheetal V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Pattanshetti
keywords: Frantz's tumor; pancreatic neoplasm; solid pseudo papillary tumor; splenectomy