Report of 2 cases of pancreatoblastoma

VernacularTitle:胰母细胞瘤二例
Author: Yunfu LV ; Chao HE ; Xiaoyu HAN ; Ning LIU ; Jie YUE ; Xiaoguang GONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Pancreatoblastoma
From: Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2011;05(5):343-344
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective Todiscuss the diagnosis and therapy of the pancreatoblastoma(PB).Methods The data of 2 cases of PB were analyzed retrospectively and related literatures were reviewed.Results Both cases were males,11 years old and 8 years old respectively.The 2 cases both had solid mass located in the tail of the pancreas.Alpha-fetal protein(AFP) was normal in case 1 and 2 903 ng/ml in case 2.The 2 cases underwent resection of the pancreas tail,and the postoperative pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of PB.Followup of 26 months in case 1 and 10 months in case 2 showed that the survival was good.Conclusions PB is an extremely rare tumor of exocrine pancreas and often occurs in male children.The solid mass located in the pancreas with elevated AFP can be considered as PB.Our experience showed a pancreatic mass with normal AFP can also be PB.Surgery is the best management of PB.