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Small cell undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas. Report of a patient with tumor marker studies
Author(s) -
O'Connor Timothy P.,
Wade Terence P.,
Sunwoo Young C.,
Reimers HansJoachim,
Palmer Diane C.,
Silverberg Alan B.,
Johnson Frank E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920915)70:6<1514::aid-cncr2820700612>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - enolase , medicine , pathology , pancreas , tumor marker , neoplasm , immunohistochemistry , cancer
Background. Small cell undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare type of pancreatic neoplasm. Methods. The authors report the clinical and pathologic aspects of a patient with this malignant lesion and an extensive serologic and immunohistochemical survey of potential ectopically produced hormones or tumor markers. Results. Neuron‐specific enolase (NSE) emerged as a tumor marker. Conclusions. NSE could be valuable in the diagnosis and management of other patients with this rare disease.