Surgical treatment of pleomorphic carcinoma of the pancreas.
Pleomorphic carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare malignancy that carries a poor prognosis. This case describes a patient with a pleomorphic carcinoma of the head of the pancreas, cured by a pylorus sparing pancreaticoduodenectomy. The literature is reviewed with emphasis on the surgical cures reported. The giant cell variety of pleomorphic carcinoma may carry a better prognosis. Pleomorphic histology of pancreatic neoplasms is not a contraindication for surgical resection.
Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia 31207.
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Solis
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SJ
Katz
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*