title: Pregnancy following Radical Resection of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas.
abstract: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is a rare tumor seen in predominately young women and carries a low malignant potential. We discuss a patient, who presented to our high risk clinic, with a clinical history of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas, predating her pregnancy. The patient had undergone previous surgery and imaging which had excluded recurrence of disease; however, increased attention was paid to the patient during her pregnancy secondary to elevated hormonal levels of progesterone, which any residual disease would have a heightened sensitivity to. In cases of pregnant patients with a history of pancreatic tumors, a multidisciplinary approach with maternal fetal medicine, medicine, and general surgery is appropriate and can result in a healthy mother and healthy term infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2134-0082
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gussman
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hagopian
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA.
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matulewicz