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Radiologic Findings in Extrapancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor with Aggressive Behavior: a Case Report.

Hye Won ChoiHyun Jeong ParkSoon Auck HongSung Bin ParkEun Sun LeeHye Shin AhnJong Beum LeeByung Ihn Choi
Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)
Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) is a low grade malignant tumor in the pancreas, and extrapancreatic SPT is extremely rare. We report a case of a 61-year-old woman who complained abdominal pain with diffuse tenderness. She was diagnosed with extrapancreatic SPT with extensive peritoneal dissemination and hepatic metastases. Although a few cases have reported imaging findings of extrapancreatic SPT, there have been no reports of extrapancreatic SPT with aggressive tumor behavior and dismal prognosis. Although imaging features closely resembled those of classical pancreatic SPTs, malignant transformation of extrapancreatic SPT should be considered when focal discontinuity of the tumor capsule with ill-defined margin and invasion of adjacent structures were identified.
Keyphrases
  • low grade
  • high resolution
  • high grade
  • mass spectrometry
  • fluorescence imaging
  • drug induced