Solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas: about a case and review of the literature

Solid pseudopapillary tumours of the pancreas are rare tumours of uncertain etiology which mostly affects young women. Their prognosis is good especially after complete resection. We report a new case of a young woman; abdominal pain revealed solid pseudopapillary tumour. The diagnosis is based on h...

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Published inThe Pan African medical journal Vol. 24; p. 104
Main Authors Jakhlal, Nabil, Njoumi, Noureddine, Hachi, Hafid, Bougtab, Abdesslam
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Uganda 2016
Subjects
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology
Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Pancreatectomy - methods
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery
Prognosis
Splenectomy - methods
Young Adult
Frantz
solid pseudopapillary tumour
Pancreas
surgical resection
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Summary:Solid pseudopapillary tumours of the pancreas are rare tumours of uncertain etiology which mostly affects young women. Their prognosis is good especially after complete resection. We report a new case of a young woman; abdominal pain revealed solid pseudopapillary tumour. The diagnosis is based on histological examination associated with immunohistochemistry of the piece of resection removed with caudal splenopancreatectomy.
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ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.104.8301