Acinar cell carcinoma of pancreas

A very rare, malignant, epithelial tumor of the pancreas characterized, macroscopically, by a usually large, well-circumscribed, fully or partially encapsulated, solid mass, often with hemorrhage, necrosis and cystic changes, in any portion of the pancreas and, histologically, by neoplastic cells with variable degrees of differentiation and morphology, ranging from acinar structures similar to normal pancreatic acini to large sheets of poorly differentiated neoplastic cells. Presenting symptoms are typically non-specific and include abdominal pain, weight loss, vomiting, nausea, and/or, less commonly, jaundice. Immunohistochemical evidence of acinar-specific products is observed. Association with Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis, and pancreatic panniculitis has been reported.

Subcutaneous nodule

Slightly elevated lesions on or in the skin with a diameter of over 5 mm.


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PMID (PMCID)
21234254
(3019597)
OTHER
A case of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma metastatic to skin.
Ikezoe M, Nishihara T, Yanagawa K, Kohro T, Yamai T, Ikezoe S, Yasunaga Y, Inui Y, Nishikawa M.
Rare Tumors. 2010;2(4):e62.
We report a rare case of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with widespread metastases in a 68-year-old woman who presented with subcutaneous nodules as the initial symptom.
20168061
MALE Middle Aged
[A case of acinar cell carcinoma of pancreas, manifested by subcutaneous nodule as initial clinical symptom].
Jang SH, Choi SY, Min JH, Kim TW, Lee JA, Byun SJ, Lee JW.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2010;55(2):139-43.
[A case of acinar cell carcinoma of pancreas, manifested by subcutaneous nodule as initial clinical symptom].