An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl

An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl

The pseudopapillary pancreatic solid tumor (TPSP) is a rare malignancy typical of young adult women (only 12 pediatric cases from 2000 to 2009), it can recur and metastasize. The prognosis is usually good after radical surgical removal. We emphasize the importance of TPSP in differential diagnosis o...

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Main Authors: M.G. Scarpa, S. Norbedo, F. Murru, M. Bortul, R. Bussani, J. Schleef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-12-01
Series:La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
Subjects:
Abdominal mass
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor
paediatric surgery
Online Access:http://www.pediatrmedchir.org/index.php/pmc/article/view/55
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spelling doaj-1b952feef7964d0b8041dfb5bf2b42722020-11-24T21:13:35ZengPAGEPress PublicationsLa Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica0391-53872420-77482012-12-0134610.4081/pmc.2012.5555An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girlM.G. Scarpa0S. Norbedo1F. Murru2M. Bortul3R. Bussani4J. Schleef5Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Surgery Department, TriesteInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Surgery Department, TriesteInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Surgery Department, TriesteUniversity of Studies, Trieste, Department of Surgery, Cattinara Hospital, TriesteUniversity of Studies, Trieste, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Cattinara Hospital, TriesteInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Surgery Department, TriesteThe pseudopapillary pancreatic solid tumor (TPSP) is a rare malignancy typical of young adult women (only 12 pediatric cases from 2000 to 2009), it can recur and metastasize. The prognosis is usually good after radical surgical removal. We emphasize the importance of TPSP in differential diagnosis of retrogastric, peripancreatic masses especially in puberal females. We describe the case of an adolescent girl with an abdominal mass revealed as a rare pancreatic neoplasia.http://www.pediatrmedchir.org/index.php/pmc/article/view/55Abdominal massSolid Pseudopapillary Tumorpaediatric surgery
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author M.G. Scarpa
S. Norbedo
F. Murru
M. Bortul
R. Bussani
J. Schleef
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S. Norbedo
F. Murru
M. Bortul
R. Bussani
J. Schleef
An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
Abdominal mass
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor
paediatric surgery
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S. Norbedo
F. Murru
M. Bortul
R. Bussani
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title An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl
title_short An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl
title_full An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl
title_fullStr An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl
title_full_unstemmed An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl
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publisher PAGEPress Publications
series La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
issn 0391-5387
2420-7748
publishDate 2012-12-01
description The pseudopapillary pancreatic solid tumor (TPSP) is a rare malignancy typical of young adult women (only 12 pediatric cases from 2000 to 2009), it can recur and metastasize. The prognosis is usually good after radical surgical removal. We emphasize the importance of TPSP in differential diagnosis of retrogastric, peripancreatic masses especially in puberal females. We describe the case of an adolescent girl with an abdominal mass revealed as a rare pancreatic neoplasia.
topic Abdominal mass
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor
paediatric surgery
url http://www.pediatrmedchir.org/index.php/pmc/article/view/55
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