BACKGROUND: Solid-cystic pseudopapillary pancreatic tumors are rare neoplasms. Female young individuals are usually struck by this condition. This type of tumor has been considered to be a low-grade neoplasia, having an indolent biological behavior. Surgical ressection has been the treatment of choice. This disease can also compromise the head, body as well as the tail of the pancreas. However, the presence of two simultaneous lesions, one in the cephalic portion and the other at the transition between the body and tail of the pancreas (multicentricity) is a very rare situation. CASE REPORT: Solid-cystic multicentric pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor (with two distinct lesions, one in the head and the other in the body-tail) in a 36 year old male was submitted to total gastroduodenopancreatectomy and splenectomy. Histological tests revealed the presence of two distinct tumors, one in the head and the other in the body-tail of the pancreas, both of the same etiology (solid-cystic pseudopapillary tumor), receiving confirmation by immunohistochemical evaluation. The patient had a good post-operative development. Five months after surgical treatment, the patient did not show any signs of recidive. CONCLUSION: This tumors present a good prognosis and cure, so every effort should be taken to resect the tumor, even if it is necessary to perform total pancreatectomy.
Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatectomy
