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Richard Azagoh-Kouadio1, Line Guei Couitchéré2, Mohamed Kouyaté2, Jean-Jacques Yao Atteby1, Jacob Slanziahuelie Enoh1, Lassina Cissé1, Soumahoro Oulai1.
Abstract
Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP) is rare. It most often affects young women. It was first described by Frantz in 1959, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. This tumor has a good prognosis. Treatment is based on radical surgery. We here report the case of a 11-year old girl with SPTP. Symptomatology was acute, including compression syndrome and epigastralgias. Clinical examination showed a solid mass in the left hypochondrium. Scan showed mixed mass structure of the pancreas tail. Left splenopancreatectomy was performed. The diagnosis was confirmed by histological examination using immunohistochemistry. Long-term follow-up showed no recidivism. The study had a follow-up period of two and a half years. This study and literature review aimed to highlight the role of radiological examination in the diagnosis and underline the importance of radical surgery in the treatment of these tumors with a low degree of malignancy.Entities:
Keywords: Frantz tumor; child; pancreas; radical surger
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30050635 PMCID: PMC6057588 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.171.12392
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Tomodensitométrie: masse solide, encapsulée, rétropéritonéale, corporéocaudale aux dépens du corps du pancréas mesurant en axial 11.2 x 100 mm et 122 mm en hauteur
Figure 2A) structures papillaires avec axe conjonctivo-vasculaire (hematoxyline-éosine x 100); B) aspect histologique: nappes de cellules monomorphes de petite taille au cytoplasme éosinophile ou vacuolaire et un noyau arrondi ou ovalaire agencées autour de fins septa fibrovasculaires (hematoxyline-éosine x 400)
Figure 3A) positivité anticorps anti-synaptophysine; B) immunomarquage positif des cellules tumorales pour anticorps anti-synaptophysine (a) et anticorps anti-chemotrypsine (b) (x 400)