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Pancreatoblastoma an Unusual Occurrence of a Tumour in Paediatric Age Group: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Pankaj Halder,
Bedabrata Mukhopadhyay,
Chhanda Das,
Madhumita Mukhopadhyay
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15336.7413
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , pancreas , presentation (obstetrics) , abdominal pain , calcification , abdominal mass , lesion , rare disease , physical examination , disease , radiology , surgery , pathology
Pancreatoblastoma, is rare exocrine malignant tumour of childhood. We are reporting a case of three-year-old child presented to our hospital suffering from vague abdominal pain for further examination and treatment. Clinical examination revealed only a palpable abdominal mass. CT Scan revealed a huge complex space occupying lesion 9.1x8.8x9.2cm with large central cystic degeneration and lobulated enhancing peripheral solid components with foci of calcification, seem to arise from body and tail regions of pancreas. Surgery was done and mass was removed. By histopathology and immunohistochemistry it was diagnosed as pancreatoblastoma. The prognosis is very good in paediatric age, lacking evidence of metastatic disease at first presentation. Therefore early diagnosis is needed for specific treatment. The case is being reported because of its rarity.

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