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 in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 24; p. 104
Main Authors:	Jakhlal, Nabil, Njoumi, Noureddine, Hachi, Hafid, Bougtab, Abdesslam
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Article-4 ObjectType-Report-1
ISSN:	1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2016.24.104.8301