Clinicopathological study of solid and pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas: Emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging findings

Chi Chang Yu, Jeng Hwei Tseng, Chun Nan Yeh*, Tsann Long Hwang, Yi Yin Jan

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Abstract

Aim: To report the clinicopathological features and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of solid and pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of pancreas. Methods: From 1981 to 2005, 26 surgically treated cases of SPT were retrospectively reviewed. MRI findings of the latest 11 consecutive SPT cases were investigated. Results: There were 25 women and one man having SPT (median age: 23 year) with a median tumor size of 7.5 cm. Among them, nine patients developed solid pseudopapillary carcinoma. During the median follow-up period of 66 mo, the 5-year survival rate of the 26 SPT patients was 96.2%. Three MRI features were proposed including Type 1 image, displaying SPT with completely solid part. All SPT patients with type 1 image were detected incidentally. Type 2 image displays of SPT with solid mass hemorrhage and type 3 image with massive hemorrhage. All the eight SPT patients with type 2 and 3 images suffered abdominal pain due to hemorrhage from SPT. Conclusion: SPT had a favorable survival rate irrespective of surgical procedures, malignancy, and MRI findings, however, MRI could reliably correlate with its clinicopathological features.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1811-1815
Number of pages5
JournalWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume13
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 03 2007

Keywords

  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Pancreas
  • Solid and pseudopapillary tumor

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