A Case of Mucinous Noncystic Carcinoma of the Pancreas.
- Author:
Jun Young JUNG
1
;
Moon Hee SONG
;
Young Sook PARK
;
Yun Ju JO
;
Seong Hwan KIM
;
Dae Won JUN
;
Dong Hee KIM
;
Won Mi LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mhsong@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Mucinous noncystic carcinoma;
Pancreas
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/*diagnosis/etiology/pathology;
Adult;
Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis;
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/*diagnosis/pathology;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Pancreatic Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2008;51(3):204-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucinous (colloid) carcinoma is defined as pools of stromal extracellular mucin containing scanty, floating carcinoma cells. It is a well-defined entity in breast or large bowel. However, mucinous noncystic carcinoma of the pancreas (MNCC) is uncommon, comprising between 1% and 3% of all carcinomas of the pancreas. In the past, MNCC generally had been categorized together with ordinary ductal adenocarcinoma or misdiagnosed as mucinous cystadenocarcinoma or signet-ring cell carcinoma. The new WHO classification lists MNCC as a variant of ductal adenocarcinoma. Herein, we report a 32-year-old woman with incidentally found pancreatic body mass who underwent subtotal pancreatectomy. She was diagnosed as MNCC histologically.
