title: Solid cystic pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas with splenic metastasis: Case report and review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Solid-cystic pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is rare and most commonly seen in young women. We present a young women with solid-cystic pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas and discuss the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty nine years old female patient with a mass about 12cm in the pancreas with splenic invasion seen in our clinic. After having CT and PET-CT view, patient underwent surgery. Distal pancreatectomy with mass excision and splenectomy was performed. Microscopic examination result was solid cystic pseudopapillary tumor with spleen invasion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Solid-cystic pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas has cystic solid pseudopapillary structures. Prognosis of tumor is better than other pancreatic tumor. Complete resection of tumor with splenic inclusion is surgical treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In case of large slow growing pancreatic tumor with splenic metastasis, solid-cystic pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas should be considered in the diagnosis. Complete surgical resection is associated with long-term survival even in the presence of metastatic disease. Close follow-up is necessary after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Teaching and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey. Electronic address: yusufyagmur@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yagmur
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Teaching and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebral
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yigit
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Teaching and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gumus
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Teaching and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Babur
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Teaching and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Can
keywords: Cystic; Pancreas; Pseudopapillary tumor; Solid