Northern Clinics of Istanbul, vol.11, no.4, pp.328-335, 2024 (ESCI)
OBJECTIVE: The present study reviews the records of patients with solid pseudopapillary pancreas neoplasm (SPT). METHODS: A total of 13 patients diagnosed with SPT were included in the study. The criteria for SPT in the pathology speci-mens were the presence of cells with an oval round orthochromatic nucleus, with a thin chromatin structure and no nucleolus distinction, lined around a fibrovascular papilla in cystic areas. RESULTS: The study included 11 female and two male patients, with a mean age of 33.07 (range: 16–73) years. All operated patients underwent open surgery, with five undergoing a subtotal pancreatectomy and splenectomy; one a distal pancreate-ctomy and splenectomy; four a spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy; and one a pancreaticoduodenectomy. None of the operated patients developed recurrence during the long-term follow-up. The mean follow-up time of operable patients was 69.18 (range: 22–97) months, and none had metastasis at follow-up. The mean follow-up time for the malignant SPT patients was 2.75 (1.5–4) months. CONCLUSION: SPTs are rare pancreatic tumors encountered more frequently today due to advances in imaging methods and have a low potential of recurrence and a good prognosis.