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Journal List > J Korean Radiol Soc > v.24(6) > 1065716

Park, Park, Lee, Lim, Lee, Ahn, Shin, and Choi: Pancreaticoblastoma (infantile pancreatic carcinoma): a case report

Abstract

Pancreaticoblastoma is a rare nonfunctioning primary malignant neoplasm of the pancrease occuring inchildhood. It arises in the ventral pancreas and is thought to be caused by a disturbance in organogenesis due tofailure of the duct of Wirsung to communicate with the duct of Santorini and the ampulla, It is well-demarcatedsolid and cystic tumor on the basis of the gross morphology. Prognosis is known to be good if the tumor isdiscovered prior to metastasis. Authors present a case of pancreaticoblastoma in a 3 year-old girl with a briefreview of the literatures.

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