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#redirect [[Pancreas#Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas]]
{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Pancreas_adenocarcinoma_(2)_Case_01.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      =
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[chronic pancreatitis]], [[cholangiocarcinoma]]
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  = +/-[[BRCA2]] carrier
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[pancreas]], typically head of pancreas
| Assdx      = [[pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia]], +/-[[diabetes mellitus]]
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = +/-[[smoking]]
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = common for site
| Bloodwork  = elevated CA19-9
| Rads      = pancreatic mass
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = very poor
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = [[chronic pancreatitis]], other pancreatic tumours
| Tx        = surgery if possible
}}
'''Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas''' is the most common type of [[pancreatic cancer]].
 
It is typically gland forming and thus also referred to as '''pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma''' and '''pancreatic adenocarcinoma'''.
 
Less specific terms that are used when the context is clear include '''[[ductal adenocarcinoma]]''' and '''[[invasive ductal carcinoma]]'''.
==General==
*Most common type of pancreatic cancer.<ref name=Ref_WMSP>{{Ref WMSP|237}}</ref>
*Location: usually in the head ~60%.
**15% in the body, 5% tail, 20% diffuse (head, body & tail).<ref name=Ref_PBoD950>{{Ref PBoD|950}}</ref>
**The vast majority of pancreatic cancers are solitary, but multifocal disease can occur.
*Abysmal prognosis.
 
Risk factors:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_471>{{Ref PCPBoD8|471}}</ref>
*Smoking (RR ~ 2).
*Pancreatitis.
*Family history, esp. [[BRCA2]].
*[[Diabetes mellitus]] - modest risk increase (RR ~ 1.5-2).
*Previous gastrectomy.
*Heavy drinking of alcohol may weakly increase risk.
 
Molecular characteristics:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_470-1>{{Ref PCPBoD8|470-1}}</ref><ref name=pmid19896096>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Furukawa | first1 = T. | title = Molecular pathology of pancreatic cancer: implications for molecular targeting therapy. | journal = Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 7 | issue = 11 Suppl | pages = S35-9 | month = Nov | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.035 | PMID = 19896096 }}</ref>
#KRAS (oncogene) mutation in ~ 90% of cases.
#CDKN2A<ref name=omim600160>{{OMIM|600160}}</ref> ([[AKA]] p16) inactivation ~ 95% of cases.
#TP53 (AKA p53).
#SMAD4.
 
Clinical:
*Serum CA19-9 - >2504 U/ml predicts outcome.<ref name=pmid28924968>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Usón Junior | first1 = PLS. | last2 = Callegaro-Filho | first2 = D. | last3 = Bugano | first3 = DDG. | last4 = Moura | first4 = F. | last5 = Maluf | first5 = FC. | title = Predictive Value of Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) for Early Mortality in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. | journal = J Gastrointest Cancer | volume = 49 | issue = 4 | pages = 481-486 | month = Dec | year = 2018 | doi = 10.1007/s12029-017-0007-x | PMID = 28924968 }}</ref>
 
==Gross==
Features:<ref name="pmid2015921">{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hermanek | first1 = P. | title = Staging of exocrine pancreatic carcinoma. | journal = Eur J Surg Oncol | volume = 17 | issue = 2 | pages = 167-72 | month = Apr | year = 1991 | doi =  | PMID = 2015921 }}</ref>
*Firm, sclerotic and poorly defined masses that replace the normal lobular architecture of the gland.
*Cut surface are yellow to white.
*The mean diameter of pancreatic head tumor is between 2.5-3.5cm.
 
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD951>{{Ref PBoD|951}}</ref>
*Often glandular, may be solid.
*Nuclei.
**May be bland - little pleomorphism.
**Often small nuclei.
**Sometimes [[coffee-bean nuclei|coffee-bean]] appearance.
*Cytoplasm - granular, abundant.
*Quasi endocrine look.
**May stain positive for endocrine markers.
 
Other features:
*+/-Necrosis.
*+/-Myxoid degeneration.
*+/-Cells around vessels.
 
DDx:
*[[Chronic pancreatitis]].<ref name=pmid16273946>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Adsay | first1 = NV. | last2 = Bandyopadhyay | first2 = S. | last3 = Basturk | first3 = O. | last4 = Othman | first4 = M. | last5 = Cheng | first5 = JD. | last6 = Klöppel | first6 = G. | last7 = Klimstra | first7 = DS. | title = Chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma? | journal = Semin Diagn Pathol | volume = 21 | issue = 4 | pages = 268-76 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi =  | PMID = 16273946 }}</ref>
*[[Cholangiocarcinoma]].
*[[Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia]] (PanIN).
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image:Pancreas_adenocarcinoma_(3)_Case_01.jpg | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (WC)
Image:Pancreas_adenocarcinoma_(2)_Case_01.jpg | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (WC)
Image:Pancreas_neoplasia_carcinoma_sequence.png | Normal pancreas, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and pancreatic carcinoma (WC)
Image:Pancreas_FNA;_adenocarcinoma_vs._normal_ductal_epithelium_(200x).jpg| Pancreatic adenocarcinoma - cytopathology (WC)
</gallery>
www:
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case384.html Pancreatic adenocarcinoma - several images (upmc.edu)].
 
==IHC==
Features:<ref name=Ref_Lester3>{{Ref Lester3|94}}</ref>
*CD7 +ve.
*CD20 +ve.
*SMAD4 -ve ~55% of cases -- stomach usually +ve.
*CDX2 -ve/+ve.
*CEA +ve.<ref name=pmid16183479>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Adsay | first1 = NV. | last2 = Basturk | first2 = O. | last3 = Cheng | first3 = JD. | last4 = Andea | first4 = AA. | title = Ductal neoplasia of the pancreas: nosologic, clinicopathologic, and biologic aspects. | journal = Semin Radiat Oncol | volume = 15 | issue = 4 | pages = 254-64 | month = Oct | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.semradonc.2005.04.001 | PMID = 16183479 }}</ref>
 
==Sign out==
<pre>
MASS, PANCREAS, CORE BIOPSY:
- ADENOCARCINOMA, MODERATELY DIFFERENTIATED.
</pre>
 
Note:
*On biopsy, it isn't easy to separate from [[cholangiocarcinoma]]. Thus, it is better to stay vague.
 
==See also==
*[[Pancreas]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


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