Author/Authors :
Ma, Rui Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China , Yu, Yuan-Quan Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China , Li, Jiang-Tao Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China , Peng, Shu-You Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Abstract :
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the pancreas is rare. Here, a 63-year-old woman with left upper abdominal pain and abdominal
distension is presented. Her mucoepidermoid carcinoma was located at the left upper abdomen, arising from the pancreatic body
and tail without invasion of pancreatic capsule. On pathologic examination, the tumor consisted of three types of cells, the majority
being poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cells with mucin products in their cytoplasm, and some moderately differentiated
adenocarcinoma with a tendency to form ducts. In addition, there were epidermoid cells and intermediate undifferentiated cells.
She survived for 12 months after surgery.
Keywords :
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma , pancreas , splenic artery aneurysm , squamous carcinoma , adenosquamous carcinoma
