TWO RARE CASES OF SOLID-PSEUDOPAPILLARY CYSTIC NEOPLASM OF PANCREAS -FRANTZ GRUBER TUMOUR
Abstract
The solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm is a
rare solid-cystic neoplasm of pancreas
which hascharacters of benign tumors
predominantly. There has been very low
incidence of malignant transformation and
metastasis. Hence surgical excision becomes
mandatory and it is curative. This
report brings two cases of this rare tumor
with indolent nature necessitating
Whipple's Pancreatico- duodenectomy.
Keyword :SOLID-PSEUDOPAPILLARY
NEOPLASM OF PANCREAS, SOLIDCYSTIC
NEOPLASM OF PANCREAS,
FRANTZ GRUBER TUMOUR, GRUBER
FRANTZ TUMOUR
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