Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas: report of two pediatric cases

Abstract

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: SPNP, Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas; AbstractSolid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPNP) is a rare malign tumor found in childhood. It is more frequent in young women on the second or third decade of their lives. Clinical features go from asymptomatic, abdominal pain, palpable mass, nausea, vomiting and jaundice to pancreatitis. Although the tumor is diagnosed in its necrotic phase this malignant exocrine tumor has a good prognosis after its excision. We report 2 patients who presented a SPNP at 6 and 9 y/o, one of them male (even rarer within the SPNP). In one of the two patients (Case 2) tumor histopathology study was found on his first phase. So, SPNP should be ruled every time we find an abdominal mass in children.