PAPILLARY CYSTIC NEOPLASM OF THE PANCREAS - A REPORT OF 3 PEDIATRIC CASES AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

Background/Purpose: Papillary cystic neoplasms are rare pancreatic tum ors that typically present in women in their third decade of life. Few cases have been reported in children. Methods/Results: The authors re port on three pediatric patients: a 10-year-old boy, an 11-year-old gi rl, and a 14-year-old girl. The authors have reviewed the existing lit erature on papillary cystic neoplasms of the pancreas and suggest that these tumors probably arise early in life, grow slowly, and metastasi ze infrequently. Conclusion: Even when these tumors metastasize, patie nts seldom die as a result of the malignancy. Copyright (C) 1998 by W. B. Saunders Company.