췌장의 선방세포암종 -1예 보고-

Abstract

Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare malignancy that has no sexual predominance. These tumors are usually discovered when large in size and associated with weight loss and abdominal pain. Histologically it is characterized by acinar or tubular structures composed of abundant granular cytoplasmic cells, resembling normal exocrine glands of the pancreas. Ultrastructurally the neoplastic cells contain homogeneously dense zymogen granules enclosed by a membrane and having abundant RER in the cytoplasm. These tumors were diagnosed, assessed for resectability, and managed as if they were pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas in the same fashion. We encountered a 60 year old male patient with acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas and we report on the case with a review of the literature.