Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas with Multiple Liver Metastases: A Rare Case Report with Literature Review
BOUFELOUSSEN Mohammed *
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
MERGHAD Hatim
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
ABOUKER Ibrahim
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
EL MESSAOUDI Imane
Department of General Surgery, Mohamed V military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
EL MOUATASSIM Zakaria
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
LAHNAOUI Oumayma
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
MAJBAR Mohammed Anass
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
SOUADKA Amine
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
BENKABBOU Amine
Department of Digestive Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Solid and pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare relatively low grade malignant neoplasm metastasizing in only 5–15% of cases, the most common location is in the liver. This tumor affects young women in the majority of the cases. We report a case of SPT in a 67 year-old women who presented with liver metastasis 7 years after complete resection of the primary tumor in the pancreas.
Keywords: Solid and pseudopapillary tumor, pancreas, abdominal pain, anatomopathology