CASE 516: PANCREAS TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr TRUONG DINH KHAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

Girl  10yo with  epigastric pain.

Ultrasound of abdomen detected  one mass of 8cm  at the body of pancreas, cystic  structure,  well bordered  ( US 1,  US 2, US 3),  no lymph node around.

MSCT with CE=   this mass is from the tail of pancreas,  inhomogeneous structure (CT1 CT 2, CT 3).

Blood tests  are normal.

Operation for resection of this tumor  [see macro].

CT  SHOWS THIS TUMOR A SOLID TUMOR BUT ULTRASOUND SCAN FINDING IS CYSTIC.

Summary:  Girl 10 yo  with big mas at the pancreas,  structure is mixed solid and cystic,  the most common  is  solid pseudocystic papillary tumor.

Histology result is pancreas pseudopapillary neoplasia.

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