Title
Surgery of pancreas tumors in pediatric and adolescent patients: a single institution experience in South America
Date Issued
01 August 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
Purpose: Pancreas tumors are extremely rare in pediatric and adolescent patients. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment; however, the data are limited with respect to morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate short- and long-term outcomes of pediatric and adolescent patients who underwent surgical resection of pancreatic tumors. Methods: Patients ≤ 18-year-olds who underwent resection of pancreas tumor at the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases INEN during 2000–2020 were included. Results: Thirty-four patients were diagnosed; 28 patients were female and 6 were male. The median age was 13.4-years-old. Histological diagnosis was solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) (n = 29, 85.3%), pancreatoblastoma (n = 3), neuroendocrine carcinoma (n = 1), and insulinoma (n = 1). No patient experienced postoperative mortality and 15 (44.1%) patients developed postoperative complications including pancreatic fistula as the most frequent. Under a median follow-up period of 33.8 (0.5–138) months, four (11.8%) patients died. Of the 29 patients with SPN, the 3- and-5-year OS rates were 100% and 83.1%, respectively. Conclusions: SPN was the most frequent cause of surgical treatment for pediatric and adolescent patients in the high-volume cancer center in Peru and was associated with favorable survival. Pancreaticoduodenectomy was safely performed in this patient group with acceptable morbidity and zero mortality.
Start page
1041
End page
1047
Volume
37
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Oncología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85103006453
PubMed ID
Source
Pediatric Surgery International
ISSN of the container
01790358
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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