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Scanning Skeletal Remains for Bone Mineral Density in Forensic Contexts
Published on: January 29, 2018
[An unexpected finding in a 14-year-old girl]
S Bessemans1, P Reginster, P Magotteaux
1Université de Liège, Belgique.
Abstract:
A 14-year-old girl was admitted to the Emergency department for abdominal pain. An abdominal mass of 7-8 cm was detected and surgically resected. At anatomopathology a solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas was observed. This tumour is rare and is included in the pancreatic cystic neoplasms. It frequently concerns 20-30-year-old girls. In all cases, the treatment consists of surgical resection, even in the rare cases with metastases. Prognosis is usually good, but careful follow-up is mandatory.
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