Histopathologic assessment of pancreatic cancer: does one size fit all?
Most solid pancreatic tumors are invasive ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Because PDAC is the most common tumor, it has become synonymous with the term "Pancreas Cancer." However, other malignant neoplasms occur in the pancreas (acinar, neuroendocrine and colloid carcinomas, and metastases) all with different outcomes. Because these tumors are often combined with PDAC in research databases, it causes misleading variability in the analysis of pancreatic cancers. We examine the histopathology of a variety of pancreatic cancers.
Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Michelle D
MD
Reid
Pelin
P
Bagci
N Volkan
NV
Adsay
D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000473:pathology; D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018297:Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous / Q000473:pathology; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*