Diagnosis and surgical treatment of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-631X.2012.11.017
- VernacularTitle:胰腺实性假乳头状瘤的诊断与治疗
- Author:
Li WANG
;
Han LIANG
;
Xiaona WANG
;
Xuewei DING
;
Liangliang WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pancreatic neoplasms;
Diagnosis;
Therapy;
Solid pseudopapillary tumors
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2012;(11):913-915
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the diagnosis and therapy of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP).Methods From January 2006 to October 2011,the clinicopathological data of 24 SPTP patients diagnosed and surgically treated at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital were analyzed retrospectively.Results There were 22 women and 2 men,the median age was 27.5 years old,with a range from 12 to 51 years.The most common tumor localization were at the head of the pancreas ( 11 patients,45.7％ ),followed by the body (5 patients,20.8％ ),the tail (4 patients,16.7％ ),the body and the tail (3 patients,12.5％ ) and the neck (one patient,4.2％ ).Clinical symptoms were nonspecific and the preoperative diagnosis of SPTP depended on imaging study such as ultrasonography,CT and MR.All patients were treated surgically and the correct diagnosis was made according to pathology after surgery.In a follow-up ranging from 2 to 55 months( median 27.2 months),23 cases were alive with no evidence of disease recurrence,one patient was alive with tumor recurrence.Conclusions SPTP was a less common neoplasm with low-grade malignancy,occurring mainly in young women.Complete tumor resection results in satisfactory prognosis.
