Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas in a young male with main pancreatic duct dilatation: A case report |
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Authors: | Saki Nakashima Yoshiki Sato Tsunao Imamura Daisuke Hattori Tetsuo Tamura Rikako Koyama Junichiro Sato Yuta Kobayashi Masaji Hashimoto |
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Institution: | Saki Nakashima, Department of Neurology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku 113-8655, Tokyo, JapanYoshiki Sato, Tsunao Imamura, Daisuke Hattori, Tetsuo Tamura, Rikako Koyama, Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-0001, JapanJunichiro Sato, Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-0001, JapanYuta Kobayashi, Masaji Hashimoto, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUNDSolid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) are rare tumors of the pancreas. Typically, they occur in young females, often have characteristic imaging features, such as cystic components and calcification, and have few effects on the pancreatic duct.CASE SUMMARYA 31-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaint of epigastric pain. There was only mild tenderness in his upper abdomen, and blood tests showed only a slight increase in alkaline phosphatase. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a 40-mm-diameter, hypovascular mass in the head of the pancreas, and the main pancreatic duct upstream of the mass was severely dilated. Magnetic resonance imaging showed low intensity on T1-weighted images, with high intensity on T2-weighted image in some parts. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma was the primary differential diagnosis. Portal vein infiltration could not be ruled out, so this case was a candidate for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Subsequently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was performed, and pathological evaluation and immunostaining suggested a diagnosis of SPN. Thus, pancreatoduodenectomy was performed. One year after the operation, the patient is alive with no recurrence.CONCLUSIONMain pancreatic duct dilatation is usually a finding of suspected pancreatic cancer. However, pancreatic duct dilatation can occur in SPN depending on the location and growth speed. Therefore, SPN should be considered in the differential diagnosis of tumors with pancreatic duct dilatation, and pathological evaluation by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration should be actively performed. |
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Keywords: | Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration Main pancreatic duct dilatation Male Case report |
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