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Pancreatic mixed acinar-neuroendocrine carcinoma in a patient with a germline BRCA2 mutation: a case report.
Clinical journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2022
Ikeda Mio, Miura Shin, Kume Kiyoshi, Kikuta Kazuhiro, Hamada Shin, Takikawa Tetsuya, Nakagawa Kei, Unno Michiaki, Furukawa Toru, Masamune Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Loss of function in the BRCA2 gene exacerbates ovarian, breast, and pancreatic ductal cancer risk. Despite being implicated in the pancreatic ductal epithelium carcinogenesis, the involvement of a germline BRCA2 mutation in acinar and endocrine cells is less reported. A 45-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer was referred to our hospital for a detailed examination of epigastric pain. Her father had...
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