Solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas: A lesser known entity-diagnosis and pitfalls: A case report

Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm with a reported incidence of 0.1% to 2.7% of all pancreatic tumors. Because radiological presentation of pancreatic tumors is quite overlapping, distinctive features in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) helps in its diagnosis preop...

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Published in:Journal of cytology 2016-10, Vol.33 (4), p.229-232
Main Authors: Singh, Anshu, Mohan, Gyanendra, Chaturvedi, Sunanda, Sarangi, Lalatendu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Case Report
Cellular biology
Conflicts of interest
Cytology
females
pancreas
pancreatic tumor
solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT)
Diagnosis
Gangrene
Medical prognosis
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pancreas
Pancreatic cancer
Surgery
Tumors
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Summary:Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm with a reported incidence of 0.1% to 2.7% of all pancreatic tumors. Because radiological presentation of pancreatic tumors is quite overlapping, distinctive features in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) helps in its diagnosis preoperatively. Being a low-grade malignancy presenting predominantly in young females, correct preoperative diagnosis minimizes the need of extensive surgery. SPT carries good prognosis without any adjuvant chemotherapy/radiotherapy in most cases, even in the presence of metastatic disease. On the other hand, aggressive surgical resection is required for ductal adenocarcinoma which is more common pancreatic tumor (90%). We report here a case of a 49-year-old female diagnosed as SPT. The importance of the need for the radiologist, pathologist, and surgeon to be familiar with SPT is highlighted so that it is more often diagnosed as there are significant therapeutic and prognostic implications.
ISSN:0970-9371
0974-5165
DOI:10.4103/0970-9371.190443