| Autor: |
Sergio Renato Pais Costa, Alexandre Cruz Henriques, Carlos Alberto Godinho, Marcelo Jose Miotto, Mauricio Campanelli Costas, Sergio Henrique Horta, Manlio Basilio Speranzini |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 161-165 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1679-4508 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To describe five cases of solid-cystic papillary tumor of thepancreas regarding clinical and radiological findings, together withsurgical treatment. Methods: The authors presented five patients withpancreatic solid-cystic papillary tumors. All patients were treated by theGeneral Surgery Service of the Teaching Hospital, Faculdade de Medicinado ABC – Santo André - São Paulo. There were four female and onemale patients, age range of 15-36 years. The study period spanned fromJanuary 2000 to November 2006. The main aspects concerning clinical,epidemiological and radiological findings were investigated. Results: Alltumors were resectable. The surgical procedures performed were: twocephalic gastroduodenopancreatectomies, one subtotal pancreatectomyplus splenectomy, one distal pancreatectomy plus splenectomy and onetotal gastroduodenopancreatectomy plus splenectomy. The mortalityrate was nil, whereas postoperative morbidity rate was 20%. All patientssurvived tumor resection and presented no recurrence (the follow-upperiod ranged from 6 to 54 months). Conclusion: The solid-cysticpapillary tumors of the pancreas are neoplasms with a good prognosis.Both clinical-epidemiological and radiological findings are important forcorrect diagnosis. |
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