Pancreaticoblastoma (infantile pancreatic carcinoma): a case report

Pancreaticoblastoma is a rare nonfunctioning primary malignant neoplasm of the pancrease occuring inchildhood. It arises in the ventral pancreas and is thought to be caused by a disturbance in organogenesis due tofailure of the duct of Wirsung to communicate with the duct of Santorini and the ampulla, It is well-demarcatedsolid and cystic tumor on the basis of the gross morphology. Prognosis is known to be good if the tumor isdiscovered prior to metastasis. Authors present a case of pancreaticoblastoma in a 3 year-old girl with a briefreview of the literatures.