Postpartum incidental solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas : case report

Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas are usually described as rare lesions with low malignant potential and unpredictable behavior. The prognosis may be favorable even with local or distant dissemination. Despite the steady increase of cases diagnosed, the pathogenesis of this neoplasm remai...

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Autores: Grezzana Filho, Tomáz de Jesus Maria, Meine, Mario Henrique Mendes de Mattos, Schlindwein, Eduardo S., Cunha, Lenine, Zettler, Claudio Galleano, Corso, Carlos Otavio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/223500
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/223500
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neoplasias pancreáticas
Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas
Franz tumor
Cystic neoplasm of the pancreas
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Sumario:Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas are usually described as rare lesions with low malignant potential and unpredictable behavior. The prognosis may be favorable even with local or distant dissemination. Despite the steady increase of cases diagnosed, the pathogenesis of this neoplasm remains unclear. We present a case of an incidental tumor discovered because of an acute abdomen in a postpartum woman without previous evidence of a tumor during the pregnancy.