Solid-pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas (pancreatic adenocarcinoma of childhood, cystadenocarcinoma, papillary epithelial neoplasm, papillary cystic tumour, solid and cystic acinar cell tumour, solid and papillary epithelial tumour and Frantz tumour)

This relatively rare tumour has a predilection for young women and indolent behavior.

 

Immunohistochemistry, with comparison with other pancreatic tumours:

 

n

CD56

synaptophysin

PGP9.5

CD10

pan-cytokeratin

CK7

CK8

CK18

CK19

solid-pseudopapillary tumour

19

19

13

8

19

14

0

5

9

0

pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour

20

18

 

20

20

5

20

0

19

19

10

acinar cell carcinoma

6

1

3

2

4

6

6

6

6

6

Reference

Notohara K et al. Solid-pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas. Am J Surg Pathol 2000;24:1361-1371.