Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child

Solid pseudo papillary tumor (SPT) or Frantz′s tumor is a slow-growing low-grade malignant tumor, commonly seen in young patients with a female predominance, which is commonly located in the body and tail of the pancreas. We report a case of SPT arising from the body of the pancreas in a 12-year-old...

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Main Authors: Vishwanath M Pattanshetti, Kumar Vinchurkar, Sheetal V Pattanshetti
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2014;volume=35;issue=2;spage=184;epage=186;aulast=Pattanshetti
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description Solid pseudo papillary tumor (SPT) or Frantz′s tumor is a slow-growing low-grade malignant tumor, commonly seen in young patients with a female predominance, which is commonly located in the body and tail of the pancreas. We report a case of SPT arising from the body of the pancreas in a 12-year-old girl who presented with acute abdomen and was treated successfully by local excision of the tumor with preservation of head of pancreas and spleen.
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spellingShingle Vishwanath M Pattanshetti
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Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Frantz′s tumor
pancreatic neoplasm
solid pseudo papillary tumor
splenectomy
title Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
title_full Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
title_fullStr Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
title_full_unstemmed Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
title_short Solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas: Presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
title_sort solid pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas presenting as acute abdomen in a female child
topic Frantz′s tumor
pancreatic neoplasm
solid pseudo papillary tumor
splenectomy
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2014;volume=35;issue=2;spage=184;epage=186;aulast=Pattanshetti
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