Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma

Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma

Acinar cell pancreatic carcinoma is a rare solid malignant neoplasm. Recent review of the literature showed occasional cases with papillary or papillocystic growth patterns, ranging from 2 to 5 cm in diameter. We report a large 10 cm pancreatic tumor with papillocystic pathology features involving t...

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Main Authors: Jasim Radhi, France Tse, Michael Marcaccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/242016
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spelling doaj-02280f82135b4adc9b7937ae3f6465a12020-11-24T23:19:38ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Oncology1687-84501687-84692010-01-01201010.1155/2010/242016242016Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic CarcinomaJasim Radhi0France Tse1Michael Marcaccio2Department of Pathology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, ON , L8N 3Z5, CanadaDepartment of Gastroentrology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5, CanadaAcinar cell pancreatic carcinoma is a rare solid malignant neoplasm. Recent review of the literature showed occasional cases with papillary or papillocystic growth patterns, ranging from 2 to 5 cm in diameter. We report a large 10 cm pancreatic tumor with papillocystic pathology features involving the pancreatic head. The growth pattern of these tumors could be mistaken for intraductal papillary mucinous tumors or other pancreatic cystic neoplasms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/242016
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author Jasim Radhi
France Tse
Michael Marcaccio
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Michael Marcaccio
Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
Journal of Oncology
author_facet Jasim Radhi
France Tse
Michael Marcaccio
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title Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
title_short Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
title_full Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
title_fullStr Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Papillocystic Variant of Acinar Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
title_sort papillocystic variant of acinar cell pancreatic carcinoma
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Oncology
issn 1687-8450
1687-8469
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Acinar cell pancreatic carcinoma is a rare solid malignant neoplasm. Recent review of the literature showed occasional cases with papillary or papillocystic growth patterns, ranging from 2 to 5 cm in diameter. We report a large 10 cm pancreatic tumor with papillocystic pathology features involving the pancreatic head. The growth pattern of these tumors could be mistaken for intraductal papillary mucinous tumors or other pancreatic cystic neoplasms.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/242016
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