Human pancreatic polypeptide (HPP) immunoreactivity in an infiltrating endocrine tumour of the papilla of vater with unusual morphology |
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Authors: | Dr. Otto Ljungberg Gunnar Järnerot Peter Rolny Gunnar Wickbom |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pathology, University of Lund, General Hospital, S-21401 Malmö, Sweden;(2) Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Central County Hospital, Örebro, Sweden;(3) Department of Surgery, Central County Hospital, Örebro, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Summary Histological, histochemical and clinical features of an endocrine duodenal tumour situated in the papillary region were studied. The tumour had a remarkable mixed histological growth pattern, consisting of epithelial glandular structures which showed a gradual transition into a spindle-cell tumour, resembling a neurogenic tumour. The neoplasm was considered malignant since it had infiltrated into the muscular layer of the duodenal wall.The tumour was non-argentaffin and non-argyrophil. No serotonin could be demonstrated histochemically. Immunoreactive pancreatic polypeptide (HPP) was detected by indirect immunofluorescence in the majority of tumour cells of the epithelial glandular structures, whereas areas with a spindlecell pattern were almost unreactive to the HPP-antiserum. No reaction was found with antibodies against gastrin, insulin, glucagon, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide or somatostatin.The patient had no endocrine symptoms that could be ascribed to the production of HPP by the neoplasm. Twenty-four months postoperatively, the patient's serum HPP concentration had begun to rise, suggesting recurrence of the tumour.The authors thank Mrs Leni Grubb for excellent technical assistance. This work was supported by grants from the Swedish Research Council (project No.12X-718) |
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Keywords: | Duodenal endocrine tumour Papilla of Vater HPP-immunore-active tumour cells Neurogenic component |
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