title: Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The majority of pancreatic malignant tumours are adenocarcinomas of the ductal type, whereas acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) is unusual. Its management is not well codified, resulting from its low frequency. It seems however that curative operative resection represents the best first-line treatment. We present a case of ACC in a 54-year-old woman who presented with right upper quadrant pain of the abdomen due to a pancreatic mass in the head of the pancreas, detected by computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In April 2008 the patient underwent a pancreatoduodenectomy (Longmire-Traverso) and received postoperative chemotherapy. We present a case of pancreatic ACC treated with a curative operation followed by chemotherapy. Our patient remains free of the disease and has a good quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery of Hospital "Agios Dimitrios", Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karagianopoulou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noussios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsourakis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karavalaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tzegas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatzitheoklitos
mesh_terms: D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed