| Literature DB >> 26500911 |
Valarmathi Kadhirvel1, Sathyalakshmi Ramu2, Nidhi Mishra3, Mary Lilly Susai Adaikalam1, Ramya Venkatesan3.
Abstract
Cystic tumours of pancreas account for 5-10% of all pancreatic neoplasms and serous tumours represent 1% among those tumours. Most of the serous tumours are benign and very rarely they infiltrate adjacent organs like liver and spleen. Herewith we present a rare case report of serous cystadenocarcinoma of pancreas in a 65-year-old woman. The tumour involved the body and tail of pancreas and contiguously invaded the spleen. The histopathology of tumour was similar to serous cystadenoma with mild nuclear hyperchromasia and atypia. The spleen showed tumour infiltration as microcysts diffusely infitrating the red pulp.Entities:
Keywords: Ductal cytokeratins; malignant cystic pancreatic neoplasms; serum amylase
Year: 2015 PMID: 26500911 PMCID: PMC4606240 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12869.6439
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X