title: Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas with intraductal growth: report of a case.
abstract: Acinar cell carcinomas (ACCs) of the pancreas are rare neoplasms, accounting for approximately 1% of all exocrine pancreatic tumors. This type of tumor is known to be aggressive, although the survival rates are somewhat better than they are for ductal carcinoma. The tumor tends to present nonspecific symptoms. It occurs in older patients, and jaundice is infrequent. This report presents a case of ACC of the pancreas with intraductal papillary growth and lymph node metastasis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Yasutoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nobuoka
authors.forename: Kazumitsu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koito
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*