CYSTIC PAPILLARY TUMOR OF THE PANCREAS - A RARE ETIOLOGY OF ABDOMINAL-MASS IN CHILDREN

Background. - Malignant pancreatic tumors are very uncommon in childho od. Case report, - A 13-year-old girl was admitted for investigation o f an abdominal mass with fever. Ten months earlier, clinical examinati on performed for similar symptoms found an epigastric mass which resol ved spontaneously. Radiological investigations showed a well-encapsula ted cystic tumor in the pancreas. Excision revealed a papillary cystic tumor of the pancreas. Conclusion. - Papillary cystic tumor of the pa ncreas is an unfrequent cause of abdominal mass in children, its excel lent prognosis after complete excision is quite different from that of other malignant pancreatic rumors. (C) 1998, Elsevier, Paris.