Possibilities of ultrasound in diagnostics of solid-pseudopapillary pancreatic tumors

Purpose: To define possibilities of ultrasound in diagnostics of solid-pseudopapillary pancreatic tumors (SPPT). Material and methods: 24 patients (15 – 77 years) with SPPT passed US-inspection from 2004 to 2013. Women prevailed (91.7%). All patients were operated on with morphological verification. Results: The patients divided into three groups. 1 group (completely solid tumors): tumor had wrong form, indistinct equal contours, solid unevenly lowered echodensity structure. Duplex scanning: tumor < 3.5 cm – bloodflow didn't register; tumor > 3.5 cm – single arteries and veins. 2 group (combination of solid site…