The importance of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: two case reports

The importance of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: two case reports

Abstract Background Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas, otherwise known as solid and cystic tumor or Frantz tumor, is an unusual form of pancreatic carcinoma, with unknown etiopathogenesis, that accounts for 0.2 to 2.7% of all pancreatic tumors. It is defined as an exocrine pancreatic neopl...

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Main Authors: Diogo Turiani Hourneaux De Moura, Martin Coronel, Igor Braga Ribeiro, Galileu Ferreira Ayala Farias, Maria Auxiliadora Choez, Rodrigo Rocha, Marcello Pecoraro Toscano, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux De Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Solid pseudopapillary tumor
Pancreatic malignancy
Frantz tumor
Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration
Case series report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1585-3

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