Case Report of an 18 Year Old Girl with Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of Pancreas

Authors

  • S. Sigdel B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital Bharatpur, Nepal
  • S. Niroula B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital Bharatpur, Nepal
  • G. Sapkota B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital Bharatpur, Nepal
  • L. H. Chang Hebei Medical University, Hebei Sheng, China
  • R. Mishra B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital Bharatpur, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v18i3.49237

Keywords:

Enucleation, Frantz tumor, Solid pseudo-papillary tumor (SPT), Surgical resection

Abstract

Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare tumor which typically affects young women without any significant clinical symptoms. Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor usually shows an indolent behavior and only rare cases recur and/or metastasize after complete resection. Here is a case report of 18 years old girl who presented to our centre with complaints of severe epigastric pain and underwent pancreatic parenchyma saving surgery for a large pancreatic head mass. In conclusion, Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor being a large tumor possess a low malignant potential in which R0 resection has excellent prognosis.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Sigdel, S., Niroula, S., Sapkota, G., Chang, L. H., & Mishra, R. (2020). Case Report of an 18 Year Old Girl with Solid Pseudo-papillary Tumor of Pancreas. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 18(3), 320–323. https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v18i3.49237

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Case Notes