GIANT CELL CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS |
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| Authors: | Shunsuke Imai Susumu Sekigawa Yoshitaka Ohno Hiroaki Yamamoto Yoshihiko Tsubura |
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| Institution: | Department of Pathology, Nara Medical College, Kashihara |
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| Abstract: | A case of giant cell carcinom of the pancreas is reported herein. The patient is a 67-year-old Japanese woman complaining of ascites, general fatigue, loss of weight, abdominal distention, nausea, and vomiting. Cytological diagnosis of ascites revealed adenocarcinoma. At autopsy, a whitish tumor measuring around 5 cm in diameter was found at the head of the pancreas. Metastasis was seen only in the liver. Histological examination displayed bizarre multinucleated giant cells occasionally phagocytosing the tumor cells and neutrophils. |
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