Pancreatoblastoma in an Adult.
- Author:
Chul Hong PARK
1
;
Dong Uk KIM
;
Jong Man PARK
;
Kyung Lim HWANG
;
Hae Jung NA
;
Min Jin LEE
;
Sun Mi JANG
;
Hyung Il SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. amlm3@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatoblastoma;
Blastoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Adenoma, Islet Cell;
Adult*;
Carcinoma, Acinar Cell;
Child;
Humans;
Korea;
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial;
Pancreas;
Pathology;
Retinoblastoma;
Wilms Tumor
- From:Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
2014;19(2):105-110
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A blastoma is a type of cancer, which is common in children; it is caused by malignancies derived from in the precursor cells, often called blasts. Examples are nephroblastomas, retinoblastomas, pleuropulmonary blastomas, and pancreatoblastomas. Pancreatoblastomas are extremely rarely in adults. It is difficult preoperatively to distinguish this tumor from other pancreatic tumors including solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas (SPEN), acinar cell carcinoma, islet cell tumor, and ductal adenocarcinoma with cystic degeneration. To our knowledge, this case may be the second report of a pancreatoblastoma occurring in an adult in Korea. We report a case of a pancreatoblastoma that was confirmed by pathology, despite the radiologic finding that assumed it was a SPEN.
