Cytodiagnosis of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas. Use of intraoperative fine needle aspiration.
The first cytologic diagnosis of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas is reported. An intraoperative fine needle aspiration of a pancreatic mass showed malignant adenocarcinoma with a significant keratinizing component, which the surgical specimen showed to be an adenosquamous carcinoma.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery