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Pancreatic pseudopapillary tumour: A rare misdiagnosed entity

INTRODUCTION: Solid pseudo papillary pancreatic tumour is a rare entity. The atypical presentation causes a delayed or misdiagnosis of these pathology. It commonly affects the female population in the 2nd and 3rd decade of life. The presentation varies from non-specific abdominal pain to incidental...

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Autores principales: Affirul, C.A., Qisti, F.N., Zamri, Z., Azlanuddin, A., Hairol, A.O., Razman, J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4245679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25462046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.09.021
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Solid pseudo papillary pancreatic tumour is a rare entity. The atypical presentation causes a delayed or misdiagnosis of these pathology. It commonly affects the female population in the 2nd and 3rd decade of life. The presentation varies from non-specific abdominal pain to incidental findings in asymptomatic patients. It is a low-grade premalignant condition that is curable by excision of the tumour. PRESENTATION OF CASE: This paper presents a 17-year-old girl with intra-abdominal mass diagnosed with solid pseudo papillary tumour that underwent Whipple's procedure. DISCUSSION: We discuss the presentations, diagnosis and pathology findings of this rare pathology. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis remains an enigma in view of the nature and location of the tumour. Resection is still the best choice remains for this condition.