Solid and Papillary Cystic Neoplasm of Pancreas in Children

Solid and papillary cystic neoplasm of pancreas is an uncommon low grade malignant tumor found predominantly in young female in their second or third decade of life, and amenable cure by surgical treatment. The authors report two cases of solid and papillary neoplasm of pancreas pathologically verified at Kyung Hee university hospital. The first case was 11-years old male patient and the other case was 12-years old male patient. Symptoms of two patients were abdominal discomfort, nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain in the female patient. CT finding of solid and papillary neoplasm of pancreas depict a well-demarcated mass with solid and cystic necrosis component. In female patient, large hematoma was shown. Gross findings of tumor revealed apparent encapsulation, cystic degeneration and hemorrhagic necrosis. Microscopically the tumors were characterized by distinctive solid and papillary patterns of cellular arrangement without local invasion. All patients were discharged and follow up without any problem.