[An unexpected finding in a 14-year-old girl]

Rev Med Liege. 2012 Nov;67(11):553-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 14-year-old girl was admitted to the Emergency department for abdominal pain. An abdominal mass of 7-8 cm was detected and surgically resected. At anatomopathology a solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas was observed. This tumour is rare and is included in the pancreatic cystic neoplasms. It frequently concerns 20-30-year-old girls. In all cases, the treatment consists of surgical resection, even in the rare cases with metastases. Prognosis is usually good, but careful follow-up is mandatory.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / complications
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery