title: Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma presenting as acute pancreatitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm, and its presentation with acute pancreatitis has not been reported previously.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 70-year-old man presented with acute pancreatitis, and a spiral CT scan showed a 5-cm tumour in the body of the pancreas. Distal pancreatectomy was performed, and histological examination showed an ACC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is a newly reported mode of presentation for a rare pancreatic tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Aldridge