Open AccessSerous Microcystic Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas Infiltrating Into Spleen: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Valarmathi Kadhirvel,
Sathyalakshmi Ramu,
Nidhi Mishra,
Mary Lilly Susai Adaikalam,
Venkatesan Ramya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12869.6439
Subject(s) - pancreas , serous fluid , serous cystadenoma , pathology , serous cystadenocarcinoma , cystadenocarcinoma , medicine , spleen , atypia , nuclear atypia , histopathology , red pulp , adenocarcinoma , immunohistochemistry , cancer , ovarian cancer
Cystic tumours of pancreas account for 5-10% of all pancreatic neoplasms and serous tumours represent 1% among those tumours. Most of the serous tumours are benign and very rarely they infiltrate adjacent organs like liver and spleen. Herewith we present a rare case report of serous cystadenocarcinoma of pancreas in a 65-year-old woman. The tumour involved the body and tail of pancreas and contiguously invaded the spleen. The histopathology of tumour was similar to serous cystadenoma with mild nuclear hyperchromasia and atypia. The spleen showed tumour infiltration as microcysts diffusely infitrating the red pulp.