Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms—Clinicopathological Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes: A 10-Year Single-Centre Observational Study

<b>Background</b>: Pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) are rare exocrine tumours with predominance in young women. These tumours are of low malignant potential, become considerably large before causing symptoms and are associated with good prognosis. This study aimed to present and analyse clinicopathological features and surgical outcome of SPNs. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis of 22 patients who underwent pancreatic surgery for SPNs in a single high-volume surgical centre in 2014-2023 was performed. <b>Results</b>: SPN was the most frequent in females (n = 21, 95.45%) in a mean age of 34 ± 11.09 (18-55) years. Fourteen (63.64%) patients were asymptomatic, and eight (36.36%) presented with symptoms. The most common clinical symptom was abdominal pain (n = 7, 31.82%). The majority of tumours were located in the pancreatic body (n = 8, 36.36%), and most patients underwent distal pancreatectomy (n = 11, 50%). The median tumour size was 3.6 cm (IQR = 4.9; range: 1.3-14). The median duration of hospitalisation was 12.5 days, and the postoperative complication rate was 40.91%. R0 resection was achieved in 18 (81.82%) patients. Postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis (PPAP) was the most common postoperative complication. No adjuvant therapy in any patient was needed. One-year overall survival (OS) equalled 100% and five-year OS reached 85%. None of the patients developed diabetes or signs of impaired pancreatic secretion in the follow-up period. Histopathology showed features like perineural invasion in 72.73% of cases, pseudocapsule (59.09%), haemorrhage (45.45%), vascular invasion (40.91%), mucosal metaplasia (40.91%), necrosis (31.82%), and calcification in the capsule (31.82%). Ki67 did not exceed 7%. In one case (4.55%), metastasis to a lymph node was found. Clinical suspicion agreed with histopathological results in only 10 (45.45%) cases. <b>Conclusions</b>: SPN most often occurs in young females. The majority of cases are asymptomatic accidental findings. The final diagnosis of SPN can be based just on analysis of histopathological examination results.

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Biomedicines
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2025-08-22
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https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13092050
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Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
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Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms—Clinicopathological Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes: A 10-Year Single-Centre Observational Study

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Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms—Clinicopathological Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes: A 10-Year Single-Centre Observational Study

Agnieszka Partyka, Sławomir Mrowiec, Beata Jabłońska, Wiktoria Bajek, Paulina Wietrzycka
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<b>Background</b>: Pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) are rare exocrine tumours with predominance in young women. These tumours are of low malignant potential, become considerably large before causing symptoms and are associated with good prognosis. This study aimed to present and analyse clinicopathological features and surgical outcome of SPNs. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis of 22 patients who underwent pancreatic surgery for SPNs in a single high-volume surgical centre in 2014-2023 was performed. <b>Results</b>: SPN was the most frequent in females (n = 21, 95.45%) in a mean age of 34 ± 11.09 (18-55) years. Fourteen (63.64%) patients were asymptomatic, and eight (36.36%) presented with symptoms. The most common clinical symptom was abdominal pain (n = 7, 31.82%). The majority of tumours were located in the pancreatic body (n = 8, 36.36%), and most patients underwent distal pancreatectomy (n = 11, 50%). The median tumour size was 3.6 cm (IQR = 4.9; range: 1.3-14). The median duration of hospitalisation was 12.5 days, and the postoperative complication rate was 40.91%. R0 resection was achieved in 18 (81.82%) patients. Postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis (PPAP) was the most common postoperative complication. No adjuvant therapy in any patient was needed. One-year overall survival (OS) equalled 100% and five-year OS reached 85%. None of the patients developed diabetes or signs of impaired pancreatic secretion in the follow-up period. Histopathology showed features like perineural invasion in 72.73% of cases, pseudocapsule (59.09%), haemorrhage (45.45%), vascular invasion (40.91%), mucosal metaplasia (40.91%), necrosis (31.82%), and calcification in the capsule (31.82%). Ki67 did not exceed 7%. In one case (4.55%), metastasis to a lymph node was found. Clinical suspicion agreed with histopathological results in only 10 (45.45%) cases. <b>Conclusions</b>: SPN most often occurs in young females. The majority of cases are asymptomatic accidental findings. The final diagnosis of SPN can be based just on analysis of histopathological examination results.

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Medical University of Silesia (PL)
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, Fakultet Medicinskih Nauka, Univerziteta U Kragujevcu, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
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