Solid-pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas as a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction: a case report.
Cases J
; 1(1): 374, 2008 Dec 04.
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The presence of a large bulky pancreatic tumour in a young female should raise suspicions of the diagnosis of solid-pseduopapillary tumour of the pancreas.This rare tumour has the characteristics of a low-grade malignancy with indolent behaviour. Most patients present with vague non-specific abdominal pain resulting in delayed diagnosis. The light microscopic features show solid areas alternating with pseudopapillary formations. Metastases are frequently amenable to resection.Favourable prognosis with long-term survival has been shown even in patients with metastatic disease. Herein we present the case of a 21 year-old female patient of Afro-Caribbean extract who presented with gastric outlet obstruction from a large pancreatic tumour.
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Prognostic_studies
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Cases J
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2008
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Article
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Jamaica
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Reino Unido