Open AccessGIANT CELL CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS
Author(s) -
Imai Shunsuke,
Sekigawa Susumu,
Ohno Yoshitaka,
Yamamoto Hiroaki,
Tsubura Yoshihiko
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1981.tb00991.x
Subject(s) - pathology , pancreas , carcinoma , medicine
A case of giant cell carcinom of the pancreas is reported herein. The patient is a 67‐year‐old Japanese woman complaining of ascites, general fatigue, loss of weight, abdominal distention, nausea, and vomiting. Cytological diagnosis of ascites revealed adenocarcinoma. At autopsy, a whitish tumor measuring around 5 cm in diameter was found at the head of the pancreas. Metastasis was seen only in the liver. Histological examination displayed bizarre multinucleated giant cells occasionally phagocytosing the tumor cells and neutrophils.