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KMID : 0870420000040020237
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Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2000 Volume.4 No. 2 p.237 ~ p.240
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A pancreas anaplastic carcinoma after operation of the distal common bile duct cancer
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Park Jeong-Ho
Kim Ki-Hun
Chang Yeo-Goo
Hong Seong-Woo
Paik In-Wook
Lee Hyuck-Sang
Joo Mee
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Abstract
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Anaplastic carcinomas of the pancreas, also known as pleomorphic, sarcomatoid, or undifferentiated carcinomas, are in most cases variants of duct-derived carcinomas. However, their appearance is so distinctive and their behavior so aggressive that a distinction from the ordinary ductal adenocarcinoma is warranted. They comprise about 7% of all non-endocrine pancreatic malignancies. Most tumors are large and apparently more likely to involve the body or tail of the pancreas rather than the head. Most patients are above the age of 50 at the time of diagnosis, and there is a distinct male predilection. Here we report on a 50-year woman who diagnosed pathologically as a anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas. The patient underwent Whipple’s operation because of a distal common bile duct cancer 6 years ago. Distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy were performed. The patient was discharged with a good general condition.
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KEYWORD
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Anaplastic carcinoma
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