Clinical and Pathological Features of Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms of the Pancreas: A Nationwide Multicenter Study in Japan

Conclusions The proportion of male cases was higher than that in previous studies, and there were statistically significant differences in the onset age and tumor diameter between male and female patients. Therefore, women seemed to have an early occurrence of SPNs, suggesting a difference in the developmental stage between men and women. Images and pathological findings of SPNs varied according to tumor size. Our findings indicated that SPN patients have excellent survival after margin-negative surgical resection.
Source: Pancreas - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research