title: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a rare entity.
abstract: Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm in children that mainly occurs in young females. We herein report a rare case of SPT arising from the tail of the pancreas. A 13-year-old girl was admitted to our clinic with abdominal pain and anorexia. A mass was palpated on the physical examination. A 90x72 mm, encapsulated, heterogeneous mass with solid and cystic components was defined on computerized tomography (CT). Distal pancreatectomy was performed during the operation. Histopathological examination revealed that the tumor was a SPT with negative surgical margins. A six-month follow-up after surgical resection showed no evidence of recurrent disease. SPT should always be considered in the differential diagnosis in a young female with a palpable mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. kcerit@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kıvılcım
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karadeniz-Cerit
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ergelen
authors.forename: Aybegüm
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalyoncu
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toper
authors.forename: Tolga E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Dağlı
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010808:Physical Examination; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed