A tailor-made physical therapy protocol for a rare pediatric tumor

Abstract

Solid pseudopapillary carcinoma of pancreas is a cystic exocrine tumor of the pancreas which is common in females in the third and fourth decades. This report presents a rare case of an 11-year-old girl who operated for Frantz tumor and was referred for physical therapy. The therapy was beneficial in reducing the pain, improving the range of motion, and overall quality of life of the patient. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report found in the medical literature that reports of physical therapy management in a rare reported case of pediatric solid pseudopapillary carcinoma of pancreas.

Keywords

• carcinoma
• exercises
• pancreas
• physical therapy
• quality of life
• transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation