Open AccessAdenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas: A rare and aggressive variant of pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Limaiem Faten,
Hajri Mohamed,
Ben Farhat Leila
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6181
Subject(s) - adenosquamous carcinoma , medicine , adenocarcinoma , pancreas , pancreatic cancer , pathology , carcinoma , pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , cancer
Abstract Adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare and aggressive histological subtype of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which accounts for 1% to 4% of the exocrine pancreatic malignancies. Its diagnosis relies on histological examination revealing the coexistence of ductal adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma with the latter representing ≥30% of the tumor.