Papillary cystic and solid tumour of the pancreas: description of a clinical case in a young woman.

: Papillary cystic and solid tumour of the pancreas is a very rare variant form of pancreatic tumour. Such neoplasms have a malignant potential, but their prognosis is good if they are diagnosed early and treated by radical surgical resection. This paper describes a case of a young woman with papillary cystic and solid tumour of the pancreas, localized in the body and tail of the pancreas and treated by distal pancreatectomy. The authors discuss the pathogenesis and the clinical, histological, radiological and surgical features of this tumour.