[A case of pancreatic endocrine tumor developing from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN)]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2009 Jul;106(7):1070-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

In March, 2004, a 64-year-old man was given a diagnosis of IPMN of the pancreas in postoperative CT of left shoulder blade chondrosarcoma. In October, 2007, because a tumor in the pancreas body was found, distal pancreatectomy was performed a diagnosis of the poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Histopathologic diagnosis revealed as pancreatic endocrine tumor and immunity dyeing was useful for differential diagnosis. A case of pancreatic endocrine tumor developing from IPMN has a possibility not rare for frequency, but few reports are available so far.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Islets of Langerhans / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology*