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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2020

A case of pancreatic mixed acinar-neuroendocrine carcinoma successfully diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.

Fumitaka Niiya, Yuichi Takano, Tetsushi Azami, Takahiro Kobayashi, Naotaka Maruoka, Tetsuji Wakabayashi, Kenichi Matsuo, Kuniya Tanaka, Tomoko Norose, Nobuyuki Ohike and 1 more

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Fumitaka NiiyaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan. spice_up_yourlife_10_4@yahoo.co.jp.
Yuichi TakanoDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan.
Tetsushi AzamiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan.
Takahiro KobayashiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan.
Naotaka MaruokaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan.
Tetsuji WakabayashiDepartment of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kenichi MatsuoDepartment of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kuniya TanakaDepartment of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tomoko NoroseDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Nobuyuki OhikeDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Masatsugu NagahamaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8501, Japan.

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Abstract

Mixed acinar-neuroendocrine carcinoma (MAEC) of the pancreas is a rare entity, and obtaining a preoperative diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of pancreatic MAEC successfully diagnosed with EUS-FNA. The case was a 72-year-old male with upper abdominal pain. Abdominal CT showed an irregular, hypovascular tumor of pancreatic tail. EUS-FNA was performed using a 22G needle. Immunostaining revealed positive results for the acinar marker trypsin and the neuroendocrine markers chromogranin A and synaptophysin. The possibility for MAEC was considered. He underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. Immunohistochemical examination of the tumor cells showed a wide range of positivity for bcl-10 and trypsin as well as for chromogranin A and synaptophysin, but negative results for CA19-9 and AFP. Considering that ≥ 30% tumors were positive for both acinar and neuroendocrine markers, the patient was diagnosed with MAEC.

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Carcinoma, NeuroendocrinePancreatic NeoplasmsAgedEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationHumansMalePancreasPancreatectomyEUS-FNAMixed acinar–neuroendocrine carcinoma

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