Diagnosis and treatment of solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in children / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of solidpseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP) in children. Methods Clinical data of 12 cases of SPTP admitted to Beijing Children's Hospital from Mar 2001 to Mar 2007 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Result There were 7 females and 5 males among the patients. The mean age was 13.6 years. The main symptoms were abdominal pain and mass. Tumors located in the head in 4 cases, in the body and tail of the pancreas in 8 cases. Five cases underwent tumor enucleations, one case underwent body resection of the pancreas, two cases underwent Whippple's procedure including one recurrent case, five cases underwent body and tail resection of the pancreas plus splenectomy. All these 12 cases were followed up for 6 months to 6 years. One case lost follow-up 6 months after body and tail resection of the pancreas plus spleneetomy. Another one suffered from live tumor one year after operation and refused surgical exploration and lost follow-up. The other 10 cases were still alive. Conclusion SPTP are predominantly seen in adolescent females. For its benign clinical behavior and relatively good prognosis, surgical resection is the main choice of therapy.