Abstract

CAMBLOR, María Eugenia  and  KRYGIER, Gabriel. Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: Four case reports and a review of the lilerature. Anfamed [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.2, e404.  Epub Dec 01, 2020. ISSN 2301-1254.  https://doi.org/10.25184/anfamed2020v7n2a8.

Pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas are tumors of pancreatic origin with a low frequency and an unknown etiology. They account for 0.2 - 2.7 % of all pancreatic carcinomas. Up to 2015 there were approximately 900 well documented cases with only a small minority of them in a metastatic stage. This tumors could reach large proportions and they occur predominantly in young women between 18 and 35 years of age. Most of patients are asymptomatic or have non specific symptoms including abdominal pain or palpable abdominal mass. The most common localization is the tail of the pancreas, followed by the head and the body. Complete resection is the treatment of choice. It is not clearly stablished the rol of chemotherapy in metastatic disease.

There are tumors with a favorable prognosis, with an overall 5 year survival rate about 95%. Herein, we report four clinical cases and a literatura review.

Keywords : pseudopapillary tumors; pancreas; pancreatic tumors; pancreatectomy.

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