Solider-pseudopapillärer Tumor des Pankreas bei einem 9-jährigen Mädchen

Solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas constitutes a very rare benign or low-grade malignant lesion occurring most commonly in young women and girls. It was first described by Frantz [1]. Local infiltration, distant metastasis and recurrence are very rare. Until today, the histogenetic origin of the tumor cell remains to be elucidated [4,6]. In 1996, solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas was introduced in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of the exocrine pancreas [3]. Our case report - like a recently published work by Lange et al. [5] - intends to underline the significance of solid-pseudopapillary tumor in the differential diagnosis of a pancreatic mass.