Liver transplantation for multiple liver metastases from solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas

J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Dec;42(12):e27-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.08.056.

Abstract

Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas usually shows a benign clinical course. However, sometimes, distant metastasis may occur. Even in such case, the prognosis is good only if metastatic lesions are resected completely. We report the case of a 14-year-old girl with SPT of the pancreas and unresectable synchronous liver metastasis who underwent successful living donor liver transplantation. For 2 years, she has been disease free. This is the first report on transplantation to relieve liver metastasis of SPT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Survival
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation / methods*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Risk Assessment
  • Treatment Outcome