title: [Diagnosis and treatment of solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas].
abstract: Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare neoplasm which primarily affects young women without specific clinical manifestation. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging contribute to the preoperative diagnosis of SPN. Surgery is the main treatment approach for SPN and more research of radiation and chemotherapy is needed. Tumor diameter larger than 5 cm, tumor infiltrating nerve, vessel or adipose tissue can increase the risk of recurrence. However, these patients can still get good prognosis after surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed