1.Frantz’ Tumour: A Rare Pancreatic Neoplasm
Ikhwan Sani M ; Boo HS ; Zamri Z ; Affirul C ; Razman J
Journal of Surgical Academia 2017;7(1):43-46
Frantz’ tumour of the pancreas is also known as solid pseudopapillary tumour (SPT) of the pancreas. It is a rare
pancreatic neoplasm and represents about 3% of all the pancreatic cystic neoplasm. It occurs predominantly in young
woman in 2nd to 3rd decade of life. These tumours exhibit indolent behaviour and very often reach considerable size
before the first symptoms appear. Despite this presentation these tumours have low malignant potential and complete
surgical resection render excellent prognosis. We reported a case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with upper
abdominal mass with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction for 7 months duration. Clinical examination revealed a
huge epigastric mass measuring 10 x 12 cm in size. CT scan showed presence of mass arising from the body of the
pancreas which was hypervascular, well-encapsulated with mixed cystic and solid components. She then underwent
successful distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy and recovered uneventfully.
Pancreatic Neoplasms
2.Morphological descriptions of second and third instar larvae of Hypopygiopsis violacea Macquart (Diptera:Calliphoridae), a forensically important fly in Malaysia.
Ahmad Firdaus, M S ; Marwi, M A ; Syamsa, R A ; Zuha, R M ; Ikhwan, Z ; Omar, B
Tropical Biomedicine 2010;27(1):134-7
Hypopygiopsis violacea, a species of fly of forensic importance, was recovered from a corpse and described for the first time. The morphological structures of the second and third instar larvae of four specimens were examined using light microscope. Observations were focused on three main morphological characters: cephalopharyngeal skeleton, anterior and posterior spiracles. Cephalopharyngeal skeleton of second instar larva is darkly pigmented and without accessory sclerite below the mouth hook. The anterior spiracles of second and third instar larvae have 8-9 papillae each, arranged in a single row. The posterior spiracle of second instar larva has two spiracular slits with no thickening of peritreme. This differentiates it from the third instar, whereby the latter has three slits for each posterior spiracle. Cephalopharyngeal skeleton of third instar larva is heavily pigmented. An accessory sclerite is found below the hook part of third instar larva but is absent in second instar. Peritreme of the posterior spiracle of third instar larva is thick almost complete encircling a button. The intersegmental spines of the cuticular surface are dome-shaped and unicuspid. Third instar larva of this species is large with size approximately 15 mm long. These findings provide important identification features of immature stages of Hy. violacea which could be useful in forensic entomology.