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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 18
| Issue : 1 | Page : 38-40 |
Solid pseudo papillary tumor of the pancreas: An unusual tumor in children
Sandesh V Parelkar1, Sanjay N Oak1, Satish P Kapadnis1, Beejal V Sanghvi1, Prashant B Joshi1, Pragati Sathe2, Dinesh Mundada1, Shishira Shetty1
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
2 Department of Pathology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Sandesh V Parelkar
Department of Pediatric Surgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.107019
An 11-year-old girl with a pancreatic solid pseudo papillary tumor (SPT) is reported. Contrast enhanced computerized tomography (CECT) & Magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) abdomen revealed a well-defined inhomogenous mass arising from the retro-peritoneum in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen possibly from the tail of the pancreas. USG guided biopsy of tumor showed benign pseudo papillary tumor of pancreas. Complete excision of the tumor was carried out. Histopathology revealed pancreatic pseudo papillary tumor.Patient did well postoperatively & is on regular follow-up
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