A Case of Solid and Papillary Epithelial Neoplasm of the Pancreas
10.5223/kjpgn.2000.3.2.217
- Author:
Jong Keun KIM
1
;
Hyung Shin LEE
;
Sang Yong KIM
;
Ji Whan HAN
;
Kyung Yil LEE
;
Kyung Tai WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm;
Pancreas;
Childhood
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Female;
Head;
Humans;
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial;
Pancreas;
Pancreaticojejunostomy;
Stem Cells;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2000;3(2):217-221
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas is an uncommon low-grade malignant tumor found predominantly in young females. It is rare in childhood. The origin of the tumor is probably from a multipotential stem cell of the pancreas. Neoplasm usually behave like a very low grade malignancy, so that complete removal is the treatment of choice for the tumor arising anywhere in the pancreas. We report a case of solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas in a 14 year-old girl who presented with intermittent abdominal pain and abdominal mass. CT scan shows a large, about 7×6 cm sized, well-marginated hypodense round mass in the head of the pancreas with some ill defined enhancing solid internal portion. She had taken complete excision of the pancereatic mass and Roux-en-Y pancreaticojejunostomy and histologically comfirmed solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas. A brief review of literature was made.
