Serous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas: a new entity?
Microcystic cystadenoma of the pancreas is a well-recognized although rare pathological entity. All previously reported examples of this tumor have been uniformly benign in behavior. In this case report, we present a primary tumor of the pancreas that was histologically indistinguishable from microcystic adenoma, but which behaved in a malignant fashion. Metastases were found in the stomach and liver. We believe that this case represents a new entity, which we have termed "serous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas."
George
D H
DH
Department of Pathology, University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Murphy
F
F
Michalski
R
R
Ulmer
B G
BG
D000368:Aged; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary