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BRANCH DUCT ORIGIN OF SOLID TYPE PANCREATIC DUCTAL CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Furuta Koh,
Ikeda Seiyo,
Watanabe Hidenobu,
Kuroda Yuji,
Maeshiro Kensei,
Miyazaki Ryo
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00411.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic carcinoma , carcinoma , duct (anatomy) , pancreatic duct , ductal carcinoma , invasive ductal carcinoma , pathology , stromal cell , pancreas , pancreatic cancer , cancer , breast cancer
A case of branch duct origin of solid type pancreatic ductal carcinoma is presented. Stepwise tissue sections of an entire specimen, including the carcinoma area, and mapping, with special reference to the relationship between the main duct and the carcinoma area, were performed. Carcinoma cells of the branch duct showed intraductal spread with minimal stromal invasion. No carcinoma tissue was observed in the main duct. Therefore this case was considered to be of branch duct origin. The finding of histologically identified branch duct origin of solid type pancreatic ductal carcinoma indicates a distinct advantage to be gained by giving special attention to both the main and branch ducts when using image diagnosis for early detection of carcinomas, and may represent the first reported surgically resected case.