Abstract
Solid and cystic pseudopapillary tumor (SCPT) is an uncommon cancer that typically affects young women. Most patients with SCPT have a favorable prognosis provided a complete resection is attained. There are anecdotal reports of the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy for patients with unresectable tumors. We report the case of a 14-year-old female with SCPT who was successfully downsized with gemcitabine before definitive surgical resection.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
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Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use*
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Biopsy / methods
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Carcinoma, Papillary / drug therapy
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Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
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Carcinoma, Papillary / surgery*
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Cystadenoma, Papillary / drug therapy
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Cystadenoma, Papillary / pathology*
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Cystadenoma, Papillary / surgery*
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Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives*
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Deoxycytidine / pharmacology
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Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
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Female
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Gemcitabine
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Humans
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Neoadjuvant Therapy / methods*
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Pancreas / drug effects*
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Pancreas / pathology*
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Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
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Deoxycytidine
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Gemcitabine