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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas - a rare tumor with an uncommon presentation and course: A case report and review of literature.

Paulina F Toledo, Zoltan Berger, Laura Carreño, Gonzalo Cardenas, Jaime Castillo, Omar Orellana

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Paulina F ToledoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile, Santiago 834456, Independencia, Chile.
Zoltan BergerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile, Santiago 834456, Independencia, Chile. berger.zoltan@gmail.com.
Laura CarreñoDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago 834456, Independencia, Chile.
Gonzalo CardenasDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago 834456, Independencia, Chile.
Jaime CastilloDepartment of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago 834456, Independencia, Chile.
Omar OrellanaDepartment of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago 834456, Independencia, Chile.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USHospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile · CLJackson and Tull (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas (SCP) is a rare type of pancreatic neoplasm, and only a few cases have been described in the literature. Histologically, it is composed mostly of atypical spindle cells with apparent sarcomatous features. CASE SUMMARY: This is a report of a 61-year-old Chilean woman who underwent medical investigation for acute abdominal pain. Computed tomography identified a solid tumor in the tail of the pancreas with features suspicious of malignancy.

conclusionThe case presented herein is a patient with an SCP with a rare presentation and long-term survival after surgery despite not receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Abdominal painCase reportPancreatic ductal carcinomaPancreatic neoplasmsSarcomatoid carcinomaSurvival

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PMCPMC8130075
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