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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Acinar_cell_carcinoma_of_the_pancreas_-_very_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Acinar cell carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = | |||
| Micro = cells reminiscent of pancreatic acinus cells (granular, basophilic cytoplasm - usu. abundant; round/oval nucleus with prominent nucleolus); variable architecture (nests, sheets, trabecular, glandular) | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = [[pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour]], [[invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas]] | |||
| Stains = | |||
| IHC = trypsin +ve (key stain), lipase +ve, chromogranin +ve (scattered, focal) | |||
| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[pancreas]] | |||
| Assdx = subcutaneous [[fat necrosis]], poly[[arthritis]] | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = | |||
| Signs = | |||
| Symptoms = joint pain | |||
| Prevalence = very rare | |||
| Bloodwork = eosinophilia | |||
| Rads = mass lesion - typically head of pancreas | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = poor - median survival ~18 mo. | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = other pancreatic tumours | |||
| Tx = | |||
}} | |||
'''Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas''' is a rare malignant epithelial tumour of the [[pancreas]]. | '''Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas''' is a rare malignant epithelial tumour of the [[pancreas]]. | ||