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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 4/2003

01-04-2003 | Case Report

Peritoneal metastatic disease in a child after excision of a solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas: a unique case

Authors: Savvas Andronikou, Anna Moon, Richard Ussher

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2003

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Abstract

We present a 15-year-old girl with peritoneal metastases from a solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas, which had been excised 6 years previously. This is the third paediatric case with metastases to be reported and the fourth patient with peritoneal carcinomatosis.
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Metadata
Title
Peritoneal metastatic disease in a child after excision of a solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas: a unique case
Authors
Savvas Andronikou
Anna Moon
Richard Ussher
Publication date
01-04-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2003
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-0875-z

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