title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report and a review of literature.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas is rare. Here, a 63-year-old woman with left upper abdominal pain and abdominal distension is presented. Her mucoepidermoid carcinoma was located at the left upper abdomen, arising from the pancreatic body and tail without invasion of pancreatic capsule. On pathologic examination, the tumor consisted of three types of cells, the majority being poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cells with mucin products in their cytoplasm, and some moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma with a tendency to form ducts. In addition, there were epidermoid cells and intermediate undifferentiated cells. She survived for 12 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yuan-Quan
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jiang-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shu-You
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Peng
keywords: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; adenosquamous carcinoma; pancreas; splenic artery aneurysm; squamous carcinoma