Solid and cystic tumor of the pancreas: a case report

Acta Chir Belg. 2002 Feb;102(1):52-3. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679262.

Abstract

A case of a solid and cystic tumor of the pancreas occurring in a 15 year-old girl is reported. This patient was admitted with epigastric and left upper quadrant pain and vomiting. A mass was detected in the pancreas on CT scan and the patient was referred for surgery. A distal pancreatectomy was performed. A pathological diagnosis of solid and cystic tumor of the pancreas was made and the patient was discharged uneventfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell* / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell* / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed