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.

Panniculitis

Inflammation of adipose tissue.


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PMID (PMCID)
29527901
FEMALE Middle Aged
Pancreatic panniculitis as a presentation symptom of acinar cell carcinoma.
de Frutos Rosa D, Espinosa Taranilla L, Gonzalez de Canales de Simon P, Velez Velazquez MD, Guirado Koch C.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2018;110(5):329-331.
We report the case of a female patient with asymptomatic pancreatic panniculitis; the etiologic study identified a pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with liver metastases.
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MALE Middle Aged
Pancreatic panniculitis as a paraneoplastic phenomenon of a pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma.
Naeyaert C, de Clerck F, De Wilde V.
Acta Clin Belg. 2016;71(6):448-450.
Pancreatic panniculitis as a paraneoplastic phenomenon of a pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma.
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FEMALE
Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas associated with subcutaneous panniculitis.
Moro M, Moletta L, Blandamura S, Sperti C.
JOP. 2011;12(3):292-6.
We report a case of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma associated with subcutaneous panniculitis together with a review of the English literature.