Solid pseudopapillary tumor with hepatic metastasis
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Solid pseudopapillary tumor with hepatic metastasis
Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is a rare tumor that affects young females with low malignant potential and good prognosis with more than 90% survival at 5 years. Metastasis is very rare. We report the case of a 74-year-old female who had pancreatic solid-pseudopapillary tumor and synchronous hepatic metastasis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2233-7903,2093-0488
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.suppl1.s55