Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with a ductal adenocarcinoma component: a case report and analysis of the histogenesis of the tumor

Abstract Background Pancreatic cancer composed of acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) and ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC) is rare, and the clinicopathological characteristics of ACC with DAC have yet to be elucidated. Herein, we report a case of ACC with a DAC component of the pancreas and examined the histogen...

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Main Authors: Toshihisa Kimura, Shinsuke Tabata, Tamotsu Togawa, Hidetoshi Onchi, Atsushi Iida, Yasunori Sato, Takanori Goi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-02014-3