“Two tales of Frantz”: Varied presentations of solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasms of the pancreas

Frantz tumors or solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasms (SPEN) are rare pancreatic neoplasms seen in young, adolescent females, and rarely affect adult men. They are one of the most common pediatric pancreatic tumors and are most commonly seen in the distal pancreas (body and tail). Here, we present the two cases of Frantz tumor, of which the first is a classical presentation - SPEN tumor in the pancreatic body in a 9-year-old girl child, while the second is a rarer presentation in an adult male with the tumor located in the head of pancreas. Both patients presented with abdominal pain as their initial complaint and eventually underwent complete excision of the tumor. The contrasting features of the same tumor in both patients highlighted the need for us to report them as well as to review the tumor in general.