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==Pancreatic adenocarcinoma== | ==Pancreatic adenocarcinoma== | ||
{{Main|Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas}} | |||
*[[AKA]] ''ductal carcinoma''. | *[[AKA]] ''ductal carcinoma''. | ||
===Cytology=== | ===Cytology=== | ||
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5558060009/ Pancreatic adenocarinoma - drunken honeycomb - low mag. (flickr.com/euthman)]. | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5558060009/ Pancreatic adenocarinoma - drunken honeycomb - low mag. (flickr.com/euthman)]. | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5558642608/ Pancreatic adenocarinoma - drunken honeycomb - high mag. (flickr.com/euthman)]. | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5558642608/ Pancreatic adenocarinoma - drunken honeycomb - high mag. (flickr.com/euthman)]. | ||
==Acinar cell carcinoma== | |||
{{Main|Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas}} | |||
===General=== | |||
*Very rare. | |||
===Cytology=== | |||
Features: | |||
*High cellularity - '''important feature'''. | |||
*Lack of ducts. | |||
*Single cells and small cell clusters with abundant granular (metachromatic) cytoplasm - similar to normal pancreatic acini. | |||
*Naked nuclei. | |||
Note: | |||
*Considered to be a difficult diagnosis. | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||