Undifferentiated carcinoma of pancreas with osteoclastic giant cells along with PanIN in a diabetic female- a case report

Undifferentiated carcinoma of pancreas with osteoclastic giant cells is a rare tumor. The prognosis is slightly better than usual anaplastic carcinoma. It is said to have an epithelial origin. We present a case of 61-year-old female who presented with features of cholangitis and on evaluation found...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Pathology of Nepal 2020-05, Vol.10 (1), p.1687-1690
Hauptverfasser: Unnikrishnan, Lakshmi Priya, Babu PK, Noushad, Sideeque, Asiq
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Undifferentiated carcinoma of pancreas with osteoclastic giant cells is a rare tumor. The prognosis is slightly better than usual anaplastic carcinoma. It is said to have an epithelial origin. We present a case of 61-year-old female who presented with features of cholangitis and on evaluation found to have pancreatic mass. Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia was also present in our case, which is a feature less commonly noted in published literature.
ISSN:2091-0797
2091-0908
DOI:10.3126/jpn.v10i1.27297