PAPILLARY CYSTIC TUMOR OF THE PANCREAS - REPORT OF ONE CASE

Papillary cystic tumor of the pancreas is a rare low grade carcinoma, with only 130 cases reported in the English literature. We report a 22 years old female presenting with a palpable mass and abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound and CAT scan showed a solid-cystic lesion in the head of the pancreas. The patient was subjected to a partial pancreato duodenectomy and the histological study of the surgical specimen discl osed a papillary cystic carcinoma. Post op course was uneventful and t he patient is well at 8 months follow up.