Open AccessYield of surgery in solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: A case series and literature review
Author(s) -
F. Silano,
R. Amaral,
R. Santana,
V. Neves,
José Celso Ardengh,
Paulo Cézar Galvão do Amaral
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i6.589
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas , general surgery , pancreatectomy , radiology
Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPN) of the pancreas represents approximately 2% of non-endocrine tumors of the pancreas. It is described in the literature as a rare and predominant tumor in young women.