Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreatic Head With Atypical Presentation in a Young Woman: A Case Report

Jaysoom W Abarca Ruiz, Cintya A Borja Velasco, Mauricio N Suárez Caicedo, Estefanía A Arteaga Morocho, Edgar J Redroban Tufino, Janneth Aracely Valdivieso Maggi, Patricia C Corella Sanguil, Ismael P Viteri Paredes, Leslie A Barrera Idrovo, Lincey G Salazar Quevedo · 2026

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A rare pancreatic tumor that mostly strikes young women can grow quietly for years before it hurts. Jaysoom W Abarca Ruiz and co-authors report one such case in a 2026 paper. Their patient was twenty-two, with a mass found by chance on scans. At first she felt nothing, but follow-up saw the lump turn painful and touchable. Imaging placed an eight-centimeter mixed mass in the pancreatic head.

Surgery removed the tumor, which proved fifteen by twelve centimeters in the hand. Lab study confirmed a low-grade solid pseudopapillary tumor with no node spread. Afterward she needed enzyme pills for digestion. Follow-up shows no return so far. The authors stress watching silent masses for growth.

Catalog record

CREATORJaysoom W Abarca Ruiz, Cintya A Borja Velasco, Mauricio N Suárez Caicedo, Estefanía A Arteaga Morocho, Edgar J Redroban Tufino, Janneth Aracely Valdivieso Maggi, Patricia C Corella Sanguil, Ismael P Viteri Paredes, Leslie A Barrera Idrovo, Lincey G Salazar Quevedo
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE19 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13225459

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