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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2024

Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells, a two cases report.

Maria Luisa Tambasco, Philippe Echelard, Florence Perrault, Rabia Temmar, Vincent Quoc-Huy Trinh, Yves Collin

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Luisa TambascoFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Electronic address: Maria.Luisa.Tambasco@usherbrooke.ca.
Philippe EchelardDepartment of Pathology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Electronic address: Philippe.Echelard@usherbrooke.ca.
Florence PerraultDepartment of Pathology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Electronic address: Florence.Perrault@usherbrooke.ca.
Rabia TemmarDepartment of Pathology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Electronic address: Rabia.Temmar@usherbrooke.ca.
Vincent Quoc-Huy TrinhDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, United States. Electronic address: Quoc-Huy.Trinh@umontreal.ca.
Yves CollinDepartment of Surgery, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Electronic address: Yves.Collin@usherbrooke.ca.
Université de Sherbrooke · CAVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and importanceFine needle aspiration is the standard method for the pathological evaluation of pancreatic masses. In the following context, rare variants of such masses might present a challenge. Our goal is to describe the clinical, cytological, and histological findings of two cases of undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (UCOCGC) a rare variant of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). CASE PRESENTATION: Two cases were identified. Cytological findings exhibit similarities between the two cases. One patient received multiple chemotherapy regimens and a surgery and recurred within three years of diagnosis, while the other succumbed to cholangitis resulting from hepatic metastases a year after their initial surgery. DISCUSSION: UCOCGC is a rare variant of pancreatic cancer, characterized by a unique cytological aspect. Recognizing this variant is essential considering its distinct prognosis compared to usual pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

conclusionWe presented two cases of UCOCGC a rare pancreatic cancer variant, exposing diagnostic particularities and clinical evolution.

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AdenocarcinomaGiant cellsOsteoclast-likePancreas

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PMID38387371
PMCPMC10944003
OpenAlexW4391985327

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