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Clear cell carcinoma of the pancreas: an adenocarcinoma with unusual phenotype of duct cell origin.
Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery - 1 Jan 2004
Sasaki Atsushi, Ishio Tetsuya, Bandoh Toshio, Shibata Kohei, Matsumoto Toshifumi, Aramaki Masanori, Kawano Katsunori, Kitano Seigo, Kashima Kenji, Yokoyama Shigeo
Abstract excerpt
Although clear cell carcinoma has been found in various organs, only six cases have been reported in the pancreas. Moreover, the histogenesis of clear cell carcinoma of the pancreas remains controversial. We report a case of clear cell carcinoma of the pancreas in a 61-year-old woman, with an unusual pheno- or genotype detected by histochemical, immunohistochemical, and K- ras oncogene analyses. Histologically,...
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