Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas: a report of three cases.
10.3904/kjim.2013.28.5.599
- Author:
Hye Yon PARK
1
;
Yoon Jung LEE
;
Jun Hee LEE
;
Min Ji LEE
;
Jong Kyun LEE
;
Kyu Taek LEE
;
Kwang Hyuck LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kwanghyuck.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Endosonography;
Biopsy, fine-needle;
Pancreatic neoplasms;
Solid pseudopapillary tumor;
Pancreas
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
*Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration;
Female;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Laparoscopy;
Male;
Neoplasm Grading;
Pancreatectomy/methods;
Pancreatic Neoplasms/chemistry/*pathology/surgery;
Predictive Value of Tests;
Tumor Markers, Biological/analysis
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2013;28(5):599-604
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare but low-grade malignant tumor with a good prognosis after surgical excision. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a minimally invasive, safe and reliable way of diagnosing SPT by providing characteristic cytological and immunochemical specimens. Definitive preoperative diagnosis leads to targeted and minimally invasive surgical resection. In this study, we report three cases of SPTs that were diagnosed through EUS-FNA and underwent successful laparoscopic surgery.
