Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm

Frantz’ tumour of the pancreas is also known as solid pseudopapillary tumour (SPT) of the pancreas. It is a rare pancreatic neoplasm and represents about 3% of all the pancreatic cystic neoplasm. It occurs predominantly in young woman in 2nd to 3rd decade of life. These tumours exhibit indolent beha...

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Main Authors:	Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Boo, HS, Zamri Zainal, Affirul C, Razman Jarmin
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Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/1/8._ikhwan_et_al.pdf

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spelling	ukm-122692018-11-02T21:27:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/ Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Boo, HS Zamri Zainal, Affirul C, Razman Jarmin, Frantz’ tumour of the pancreas is also known as solid pseudopapillary tumour (SPT) of the pancreas. It is a rare pancreatic neoplasm and represents about 3% of all the pancreatic cystic neoplasm. It occurs predominantly in young woman in 2nd to 3rd decade of life. These tumours exhibit indolent behaviour and very often reach considerable size before the first symptoms appear. Despite this presentation these tumours have low malignant potential and complete surgical resection render excellent prognosis. We reported a case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with upper abdominal mass with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction for 7 months duration. Clinical examination revealed a huge epigastric mass measuring 10 x 12 cm in size. CT scan showed presence of mass arising from the body of the pancreas which was hypervascular, well-encapsulated with mixed cystic and solid components. She then underwent successful distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy and recovered uneventfully. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/1/8._ikhwan_et_al.pdf Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, and Boo, HS and Zamri Zainal, and Affirul C, and Razman Jarmin, (2017) Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm. Journal of Surgical Academia, 7 (1). pp. 43-46. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/toc/7/1
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description	Frantz’ tumour of the pancreas is also known as solid pseudopapillary tumour (SPT) of the pancreas. It is a rare pancreatic neoplasm and represents about 3% of all the pancreatic cystic neoplasm. It occurs predominantly in young woman in 2nd to 3rd decade of life. These tumours exhibit indolent behaviour and very often reach considerable size before the first symptoms appear. Despite this presentation these tumours have low malignant potential and complete surgical resection render excellent prognosis. We reported a case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with upper abdominal mass with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction for 7 months duration. Clinical examination revealed a huge epigastric mass measuring 10 x 12 cm in size. CT scan showed presence of mass arising from the body of the pancreas which was hypervascular, well-encapsulated with mixed cystic and solid components. She then underwent successful distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy and recovered uneventfully.
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author	Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Boo, HS Zamri Zainal, Affirul C, Razman Jarmin,
spellingShingle	Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Boo, HS Zamri Zainal, Affirul C, Razman Jarmin, Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
author_facet	Ikhwan Sani Mohamad, Boo, HS Zamri Zainal, Affirul C, Razman Jarmin,
author_sort	Ikhwan Sani Mohamad,
title	Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
title_short	Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
title_full	Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
title_fullStr	Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
title_full_unstemmed	Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
title_sort	frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm
publisher	Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12269/1/8._ikhwan_et_al.pdf
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Frantz’ tumour: a rare pancreatic neoplasm

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