Open AccessAnalysis of invasiveness and tumor-associated macrophages infiltration in solid pseudopapillary tumors of pancreas
Author(s) -
Jie Yang,
Chunlu Tan,
De Liang,
Yan Liang,
Li Zhou,
Xu-Bao Liu,
Yonghua Chen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5047
Subject(s) - cd68 , pathology , pancreas , metastasis , immunohistochemistry , medicine , h&e stain , infiltration (hvac) , capsule , spleen , histopathology , lymph node , cancer , biology , physics , botany , thermodynamics
Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) is a rare pancreatic tumor. Considering its malignant behaviors, SPT has been classified as a low-grade malignant tumor. Indeed, only 9.2% of all SPT patients are initially diagnosed as malignant with invasion or metastasis. Thus, one of the challenges in managing SPT patients is predicting malignant behavior.