NCIt related terms : Solid pseudopapillary carcinoma;
NCIt definition : A malignant neoplasm arising from the exocrine pancreas. It occurs predominantly in
young women. It is characterized by the presence of extensive necrosis and hemorrhage
and is composed of polyhedral cells forming solid and pseudopapillary patterns. There
is morphologic evidence of perineural invasion, vascular invasion, or extensive invasion
into the surrounding tissues.;