Two Cases of Solid and Cystic Tumor of the Pancreas

Abstract

This is a report of two cases of solid and cystic tumor of pancreas. Both tumors occurred in young women (each 12 years) who presented with an abdominal mass. The patients in the second case presented with jaundice and general itching four months ago. Both tumors were large (8.1×8.0 cm, 75 g; 7.5×6.5 cm, 180 g), one requiring a 70% distal pancreatectomy and the other a pancreatoduodenectomy. Gross pathologic examination revealed apparent encapsulation, cystic degeneration and hemorrhagic necrosis. Microscopically, the tumors were charactrized by distinctive solid and cystic patterns. In the first case, immunocytochemical the staining (PAPmethod) for a1-antitrypsin was postive. Both patients presented here are alive and well after six and seven years postsurgery.