Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2000 Sep;3(2):217-221. 10.5223/kjpgn.2000.3.2.217.

A Case of Solid and Papillary Epithelial Neoplasm of the Pancreas

• Kim JK
• Lee HS
• Kim SY
• Han JW
• Lee KY
• Whang KT

• KMID: 2459717
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2000.3.2.217

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.

Keyword

Solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm; Pancreas; Childhood

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Female
Head
Humans
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial*
Pancreas*
Pancreaticojejunostomy
Stem Cells
Tomography, X-Ray Computed