Pancreas
The pancreas hangs-out in the upper abdomen. It occasionally is afflicited by cancers, the most common of which is very fatal.
Pancreatic cytopathology is dealt with in the gastrointestinal cytopathology article.
A general introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is in the gastrointestinal pathology article.
Introduction
Normal anatomy
Divided into three portions: head, body & tail:[1]
- Head:
- Includes unicate process.
- Extends to the left edge of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) - by definition.
- All of the SMV is with the head.
- Body:
- Right edge of the superior mesenteric vein to the left edge of aorta - by definition.
- All of the aorta is with the body.
- Right edge of the superior mesenteric vein to the left edge of aorta - by definition.
- Tail:
- Remainder of pancreas.
Pancreatic surgeries
Common pancreatic surgeries include:
- Whipple procedure (AKA pancreaticoduodenal resection) - includes duodenum and usually the distal stomach (antrum).
- Distal pancreatectomy.
- Removal of tail +/- body.
- Specimen usually comes with the spleen.
- Typically done form islet cell tumours.
- Total pancreatectomy.
- Specimen usually comes with the spleen.
Whipple procedure
- AKA pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Indications:
- Head of pancreas lesions, duodenal lesions.
- Proximal mucosal margin (stomach or duodenum).
- Distal mucosal margin (duodenum or jejunum).
- Bile duct margin.
- Pancreatic retroperitoneal (uncinate process) margin.
- At SB done on edge (not en face).
- Pancreatic neck transection margin (AKA distal pancreatic resection margin);[3] usu. en face and in toto.[4]
- Sometimes superior mesenteric vein (SMV).
- Rarely superior mesenteric artery (SMA) margin.
- Open the proximal (stomach) and distal (small bowel) stappled margins.
- Open the duodenum along it length on the anterior aspect.
- Open the stomach along the greater curvature.
- Join the cuts that open the stomach and duodenum.
General classification of pancreatic tumours
- Metstatses.
- Most common = renal cell carcinoma.
- Primary.
- Endocrine.
- Usually small as hormonally active.
- Exocrine.
- Endocrine.
Pancreas neoplasms in a table
| Type | Key feature | Subtypes | Image | IHC | Detailed microscopic | Usual location | Other | DDx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serous tumours | cuboidal cells, clear cytoplasm | cystadenoma, borderline t., cystadenocarcinoma | [1], (WC), (WC) | IHC? | cuboidal cells, clear cytoplasm, central nucleus | body or tail | cystadenoma may be assoc. with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome | clear cell RCC, oligomucinous mucinous tumours |
| Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour (IPMT) | mucin, no ovarian-like stroma | clear cell variant | (wjso.com), (upmc.edu) | IHC? | papillae, tall columnar mucin-producing cells | head | - | mucious neoplasms (other pancreatic, duodenal), intra-ampullary papillary-tubular neoplasm (see ampullary carcinoma) |
| Mucinous tumour | mucin, ovarian-like stroma | cystadenoma, borderline t., cystadenocarcinoma | (WC), (WC) | IHC? | tall columnar mucin-producing cells, ovarian-like stroma | body or tail | - | IPMT, metastatic mucinous tumours |
| Solid pseudopapillary tumour |
eosinophilic intracytoplasmic globules | clear cell variant (cytoplasm clear) | (WC), (bmj.com) | beta-catenin +ve, E-cadherin +ve, synaptophysin +ve, chromogranin -ve |
sheets of cells, focally loosely cohesive, eosinophilic cytoplasm, uniform nuclei with grooves | none (head, body or tail) | usu. younger women | ductal adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumours |
| Ductal adenocarcinoma | irregular shaped glands, cytologic atypia | mucinous, spindle cell, mixed ductal-endocrine | (WC), (WC) | IHC? | glands, sheets, single cells, nuc. atypia, +/-mitoses, +/-necrosis | head | arises from the precursor PanIN | ampullary carcinoma, chronic pancreatitis |
| Pancreatoblastoma | squamoid nests, whorling | - | (nature.com) | CK7 (acinar comp.), CK8, CK18, CK19 | squamoid nests of cells, whorling, nested growth, +/-keratinization | none | usu. paediatric population | acinar cell carcinoma |
| Acinar cell carcinoma | acinar arch. | - | (WC), (histopathology-india.net) | trypsin, lipase | nests or trabeculae, nucleolus, mod. basophilic granular cytoplasm | head (slight predilection) | - | pancreatoblastoma |
| Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells | giant cells | - | Image? | IHC? | giant cells, usu. with AIS or inv. ductal adenocarcinoma | head | - | anaplastic carcinoma |
| Chronic pancreatitis | fibrosis, loss of acinar tissue, preservation of lobular arch. | - | [2] | IHC? | loss of acinar tissue with preservation of islets, fibrosis | ? | not a neoplasm, included here as it is in the (clinical) DDx | ductal adenocarcinoma |
WHO classification
Benign epithelial:
Borderline epithelial:
- Mucinous cystic neoplasm with moderate dysplasia.
- Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with moderate dysplasia.
- Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm
Malignant epithelial:
- Ductal adenocarcinoma.
- Mucinous noncystic carcinoma.
- Signet ring cell carcinoma.
- Adenosquamous carcinoma.
- Undifferentiated carcinoma.
- Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells.
- Mixed ductal-endocrine carcinoma.
- Serous cystadenocarcinoma.
- Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
- Invasive.
- Noninvasive.
- Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma.
- Invasive.
- Noninvasive.
- Acinar cell carcinoma.
- Pancreatoblastoma.
- Solid pseudopapillary carcinoma.
Soft tissue tumours:
- See soft tissue lesions.
Ectopic pancreatic tissue
It comes in two flavours:[5]
- Pancreatic ectopia.
- Pancreatic (acinar) metaplasia.
Pancreatic acinar metaplasia
General
- Common in the GI tract.
- Found in ~ 20% of eosphageal biopsies above the GEJ.[7]
Gross
- May be a single lesion or a cluster of lesions.[6]
Microscopic
Features:
- Pancreatic acini - only.
- Intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm.
Negatives:
- No pancreatic ducts.
- No islets of Langerhans (pancreatic islets).
Images
PAM - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
PAM - low mag. (WC/Nephron)
IHC
Features:[8]
- Trypase +ve.
- Lipase +ve.
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ESOPHAGUS (DISTAL), BIOPSY: - COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM WITH MODERATE CHRONIC, FOCALLY ACTIVE, INFLAMMATION, AND PANCREATIC ACINAR METAPLASIA. - REACTIVE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM. - NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
Pancreatic ectopia
General
- May be confused with something pathologic.
Microscopic
Features:
- Consists of pancreatic acini and pancreatic ducts.
- +/-Islets of Langerhans.
Inflammatory
Pancreatitis
Classification
Etiology
Mnemonic I GET SMASHED:
- Idiopathic.
- Gallstones ~45%.
- Ethanol ~35%.
- Tumours (pancreas, ampulla).
- Scorpion bites, snake bites.
- Microbial - mumps (paramyxovirus), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), mycoplasma.
- Autoimmune - Crohn's disease, polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- Surgery/trauma, e.g. ERCP, motor vehicle collision.
- Hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia/hypertriglyceridemia, hypothermia.
- Emboli, e.g. post-CABG.
- Drugs - SAND = steroids & sulfonamides, azathioprine, NSAIDs, diuretics, such as furosemide.
Acute pancreatitis
General
- Rarely comes to pathology.
- Usually diagnosed by abdominal CT, blood work (amylase, lipase).
Microscopic
Features:[9]
- Loss of acini.
- Neutrophils.
- Hemorrhage.
- +/-Loss of pancreatic islets.
Chronic pancreatitis
General
- May be confused with ductal adenocarcinoma radiologically... and pathologically.
- Often due to ethanol abuse.
Complications:[10]
- Malabsorption.
- Diabetes mellitus.
- Pseudocysts.
Autoimmune pancreatitis
Histologic subtypes of autoimmune pancreatitis:[11]
- Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis (LPSP).
- Typically IgG4 positive -- one of the IgG4-related systemic diseases.
- Approximately 80% of cases.[12]
- Idiopathic duct-centric chronic pancreatitis (IDCP).
- Typically IgG4 negative.
- Approximately 20% of cases.
Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis
General:
- Serum IgG4 +ve.[14]
Microscopic:
- Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate.
IHC:
- Plasma cells IgG4 +ve.
Radiology
Plain film findings:
- Calcifications.
Microscopic
Features of chronic pancreatitis:[15]
- Preservation of lobular architecture - evenly spaced ductal units.
- Uniformly sized ductal elements.
- Smooth ductal contours.
- Ducts surrounded by acini or islets.
- Islets usu. preserved better than acini.[16]
- Intraluminal mucoprotein plugs.
Images:
Adenocarcinoma versus pancreatitis
This contrasts with the features of adenocarcinoma:[15]
- Ductal architecture:
- Random distribution of ductal structures.
- Irregular ductal contours.
- "Naked ducts in fat"; ducts without surrounding pancreatic elements or fibrous tissue.
- Ducts adjacent to arterioles.
- Nuclear atypia:
- Enlargement (>3 times the size of a lymphocyte).
- Pleomorphism.
- Distinct nucleoli.
- Hyperchromatic raisinoid nucleoli.
- Generally assoc. with malignancy:
- Perineural and vascular invasion (rare).
- Mitosis.
- Necrotic cellular debris (intraluminal).
Notes:
- Memory device: give 'em a fair chance at a benign diagnosis. Features suggestive of malignant:
- Fat, adjacent to.
- Arteriole, adjacent to.
- Irregular ducts.
- Random distribution of ducts/non-lobular arrangement.
IHC
- IgG4 +ve plasma cells -- IgG4 sclerosing disease.
Positive in pancreatic carcinoma:[17]
- p53.
- Mesothelin.
Cystic lesions - overview
General
- True cystic lesions are uncommon.
- A true cystic lesion: must have an epithelial lining.
- Only 10% of cystic lesions are true cystic lesions, i.e. 90% of cystic lesions are really pseudocysts.
- A true cystic lesion: must have an epithelial lining.
- It is hard to differentiate pseudocysts & cysts.
Cystic tumours - clinical
General:
- Usually diagnosed by imaging (CT/MRI, ERCP, Endoscopic ultrasound).
- 50% incidental finding.
- Vague symptoms
- Abdominal mass.
- Weight loss.
- Jaundice.
- Usually favourable prognosis - mostly benign.
Most important cystic lesions
- Serous.
- Mucinous.
- Ovarian-like stroma.
- Solid pseudopapillay tumours.
- Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour (IPMT).
- No ovarian-like stroma.
Mnemonic SIMS: Serous, IPMT, Mucinous, Solid pseudopapillary tumour.
Useful stains
- PAS-D.
Mucinous vs. IMPT
IMPT:
- No ovarian-like stroma.
- Usually has total pancreatectomy.
Cystic tumours of the pancreas
Khalifa's table of cystic tumours:
| Tumour | Usual sex | Age (years) | Usual site | Typical size (cm) |
Gross pathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serous microcystic adenoma |
female | 66 | body & tail | 11 | (joplink.net[18], (jhmi.edu)[19] |
| Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour (IPMT) |
male | 62 | head | 4 | (jhmi.edu)[19] |
| Mucinous tumour | female | 49 | body & tail | 10 | (rsna.org) |
| Solid pseudopapillary tumour |
female | 35 | any | 7.5 | (ajronline.org), (flickr.com/humpath) |
Cystic lesions
Serous tumours - overview
General
- Cell of origin: intralobular duct cells (ductular cells).
- Glycogen rich - but do not produce mucin.
Subclassication
- Serous microcystic adenoma (AKA serous cystadenoma[20]).
- Many small cysts.
- Serous oligocystic adenoma.
- Large cysts.
- Serous cystadenocarcinoma - very rare.[21]
Note:
- If one mucin +ve cell, tumour = a mucinous tumour.
Serous cystadenoma of the pancreas
General
- 1-2% of all exocrine pancreatic tumours.
- Female > male.
- Mean age 66 years.
- Truly benign with no malignant potenial.
- May be part of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
Management:
- Observe or resect.
Gross
Features:
- Classically has a characteristic central scar.[22]
- Bosulated surface.
- Lobulated.
- No (macroscopic) cysts apparent on gross.
- Location: 50-70% occur in the body and tail.
- Size: average size 11 cm.
Radiologic appearance:
- Honey comb-like appearance.
- Well demarcated border - may be described as a "coin lesion".
Image:
Microscopic
Features:
- Cystic spaces lined by cuboidal cells.
- Glycogen rich.
- Cilia. (???)
DDx:
- Renal cell carcinoma.
- Lymphangioma.
- Hemangioma.
- Oligocystic mucinous cystic tumors and pseudocysts.
- Have mucin; PAS-D could be used to demonstrate its presence.
Notes:
- Serous adenoma may coexist with aggressive tumours.
Images
PSC - low mag. (WC)
PSC - intermed. mag. (WC)
PSC - high mag. (WC)
PSC - very high mag. (WC)
Stains
- PAS +ve.
- PASD -ve.
Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas
- Gastro-entero-pancreatic cell differentiation with hypercellular ovarian-type stroma.
- Stroma --> cellular.
- 2-2.5% of all exocrine pancreatic tumours.
- Almost exclusively in women.
- Mean age - 49 years.
- >80% in body and tail.
- Average size ~10 cm.
Note:
- Looks different than serous tumour.
Subclassification
- Mucinous cystadenoma.
- Borderline mucinous cystic tumour.
- Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
Borderline vs. Carcinoma
- Few mitoses in borderline.
Radiology
- Mucinous tumours: multilocular.
- Generally larger than serous.
- Often partially solid and cystic.
- Often calcified.
- Calcification rare in serous.
- Usually tail & body.
Microscopic
Mucinous cystadenoma
Features:[24]
- Simple tall columnar epithelium with large mucin vacuole on apical aspect.
- "Ovarian-type stroma" under epithelium.
- Ovarin-type stroma: high density of small (non-wavy) spindle cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm.
Notes:
- Appearance similar to mucinous cystadenoma in the ovary.
- Mucin stains +ve (intracytoplasmic).
Images
Benign mucinous cystic neoplasm - very low mag. (WC)
Benign mucinous cystic neoplasm - low mag.(WC)
Benign mucinous cystic neoplasm - intermed. mag. (WC)
Benign mucinous cystic neoplasm - showing stroma - high mag. (WC)
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Borderline mucinous cystic tumour
Features:
- May have finger like projections.
- Pseudostratification of epithelium.
Notes:
- Surgery does not change based on diagnosis on frozen section.
- Only question is "Is the margin clear?".
- Borderline tumours are rare.
Carcinoma
- Cells floating in mucin.
Mucinous tumour versus pseudocyst
| Finding | Mucinous tumour | Pseudocyst |
|---|---|---|
| Amylase & lipase | low | high |
| Viscosity | high | low |
| CEA, CA125 | high | low |
Prognosis:
- Benign looking tumours have the potential to transform into carcinoma.
- No report of assoc. pseudomyxoma peritonei.
- US boards question -- it is an exception ... others one cause it.
- Prognosis of m. cystadenocarcinoma is slightly better than that of ductal adenocarcinoma.
Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour
- Abbreviated IPMT.
- AKA intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, abbreviated IPMN.
General
- Morphologically and biologically distinct from ductal adenocarcinoma, mucinous cystic tumour and ductal papillary hyperplasia.
- Prognosis:
Clinical:
- Patient usually not jaundiced... as no obstruction.
- Often diabetes... as pancreas is destroyed.
- Patients may get a total pancreatectomy - as the disease is often multifocal.
Epidemiology
- ~1% of all exocrine pancreatic tumours.
- More common in males.
- Mean age at presentation 62 years.
- 60-80% occur in the head of the pancreas.
- Average size 4 cm.
Gross
- May be patchy/multifocal.
- Multiple cystic spaces.
Microscopic
Features:
- Pancreatic duct lining cells jut into the duct lumen - papillomatous growth pattern.
- Cytology:
- Cell enlargement.
- Increased mucin production.
- Nuclear changes:
- Increased NC ratio.
- Nuclear crowding and pleomorphism.
- Mitotic activity.
- Cell enlargement.
Note:
- No ovarian type stroma underneath (as seen in mucinous tumours).
DDx:
- PanIN.
- Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas.
- Intra-ampullary papillary-tubular neoplasm -- see ampulla of Vater.
Classification of IMPT
Commonly classified by the duct involvement:[27]
- Main duct type.
- Commonly associated with invasive carcinoma.
- Branch duct type.
- Less commonly associated with invasive carcinoma.
Behaviour - Khalifa
- Adenoma.
- Borderline mucinous tumour.
- Carcinoma.
Notes:
- Borderline tumours are rare.
- If intralobular dilated ducts... carcinoma.
- Any margin with mucin cells in thought to be badness!
Solid pseudopapillary tumour
- AKA solid pseudopapillary neoplasm, abbreviation SPN.
- AKA solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm, abbreviated SPEN.[28]
General
- Obscure cell of origin.
- Considered low grade, i.e. prognosis is usually good.
Epidemiology
Features:[29]
- Usually females (M:F=1:9).
- Mean age of presentation third decade (20s).
Management
May be followed radiologically.
Microscopic
Features:[30]
- Solid sheets of cells, focally dyscohesive.
- Eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- Occasionally clear cytoplasm.[31]
- Focal eosinophilic (intracytoplasmic) globules - key feature.
- Uniform nuclei with occasional nuclear grooves.
- +/-Necrosis - creating spaces/cavities.
- +/-Cholesterol clefts.[32]
Images
SPT - very low mag. (WC)
SPT - low mag. (WC)
SPT - intermed. mag. (WC)
SPT - high mag. (WC)
SPT - very high mag. (WC)
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DDx
- Pancreatic pseudocyst.
- Cystadenoma.
- Cystadenocarcinoma.
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour - may have cytoplasmic vacuolation, hyaline globules.[31]
IHC
Features:[31]
- Beta-catenin +ve ~100% (cytoplasmic & nuclear).
- E-cadherin +ve ~100% (cytoplasmic), -ve (membrane); antibody dependent.
- CD10 +ve ~ 80% (cytoplasmic + dot-like) key.
- Synaptophysin +ve (weak cytoplasmic) ~70%.
- Progesterone receptor +ve (nuclear) key.
Others:
- CD56 +ve.
- Chromogranin -ve.
Memory device PCB: PR (nuclear), CD10 (cytoplasmic), beta-catenin (cytoplasmic & nuclear).
Pre-malignant lesions
Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia
- Abbreviated PanIN.
General
- PanIN is thought to be the precursor lesion for pancreatic carcinoma.[33]
Overview
Putative preneoplasm-neoplasm-carcinoma sequence:
- PanIN1a.
- Not neoplastic, i.e. clonal.
- PanIN1b.
- Not neoplastic, i.e. clonal.
- PanIN2.
- Can be thought of as low-grade dysplasia, e.g. a (colonic) tubular adenoma without high-grade dysplasia.
- PanIN3.
- Can be thought of as high-grade dysplasia, e.g. (colonic) villous adenoma.
- May be referred to as carcinoma in situ.[34]
Microscopic
Features:[33]
- PanIN1a - increased amount of cytoplasm.
- Nuclear size & stratification perserved, arch. perserved.
- PanIN1b - increased amount of cytoplasm, folding of epithelium/moderated arch. distortion.
- Nuclear size & stratification perserved.
- PanIN2 - increased cell size, and nuclear enlargement (increased NC ratio), moderate nuclear atypia with loss of (basal) nuclear polarization.
- PanIN3 - marked nuclear atypia with increased NC ratio.
- No invasion identified.
- Pancreatic carcinoma - cytologic features of PanIN3 with definite invasion.
Images
Normal pancreas, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and pancreatic carcinoma. (WC)
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Solid tumours
Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas
General
- Most common type of pancreatic cancer.[35]
- Location: usually in the head ~60%.
- 15% in the body, 5% tail, 20% diffuse (head, body & tail).[36]
- Abysmal prognosis.
Risk factors:[37]
- Smoking (RR ~ 2).
- Pancreatitis.
- Family history, esp. BRCA2.
- Diabetes mellitus - modest risk increase.
Molecular characteristics:[38][39]
- KRAS (oncogene) mutation in ~ 90% of cases.
- CDKN2A[40] (AKA p16) inactivation ~ 95% of cases.
- TP53 (AKA p53).
- SMAD4.
Microscopic
Features:[41]
- Often glandular, may be solid.
- Nuclei.
- May be bland - little pleomorphism.
- Often small nuclei.
- Sometimes coffee-bean appearance.
- Cytoplasm - granular, abundant.
- Quasi endocrine look.
- May stain positive for endocrine markers.
Other features:
- +/-Necrosis.
- +/-Myxoid degeneration.
- +/-Cells around vessels.
DDx:
Images
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (WC)
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (WC)
Normal pancreas, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and pancreatic carcinoma (WC)
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma - cytopathology (WC)
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IHC
Features:[42]
- CD7 +ve.
- CD20 +ve.
- SMAD4 -ve ~55% of cases -- stomach usually +ve.
- CDX2 -ve/+ve.
- CEA +ve.[43]
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MASS, PANCREAS, CORE BIOPSY: - ADENOCARCINOMA, MODERATELY DIFFERENTIATED.
Note:
- On biopsy, it isn't easy to separate from cholangiocarcinoma. Thus, it is better to stay vague.
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour
Main article: Neuroendocrine tumour
- Abbreviated PanNET.[44]
- AKA pancreatic islet cell tumour[44] - considered to be an outdated term.
- AKA islet cell tumour - considered to be an outdated term.
General
- Rare.
- Presentation depends on subtype, e.g. for insulinoma the typical presentation is hypoglycemia.
- May be part of a syndrome:
Classification
Based on peptide produced in the pancreatic islets:
- Glucagon from alpha cells (glucagonoma).
- Insulin from beta cells (insulinoma) - most common ~ 50% of islet cell tumours.
- Somatostatin from D cells (somatostatinoma).
- Pancreatic polypeptide from PP cells.
Others:
- Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIPoma).
- Gastrin (gastrinoma).
- May be seen in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
- Triad: pancreatic gastrinoma, gastric acid hypersecretion, marked peptic ulcers in the small bowel.[47]
- May be seen in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Gross
Microscopic
Features:
- Nests of cells.
- Stippled chromatin.
- +/-Hyaline globules.
DDx:
Images:
- Islet cell tumour (upmc.edu).
- Pancreatic NET with features of SPT (upmc.edu).
- Pancreatic NET - another case (upmc.edu).
IHC
- CK19 +ve -- should be done as a routine in pancreatic NETs; poor prognostic factor.[49]
Note:
- CK19 should not be confused with CA19-9.
Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas
- Not to be confused with acinic cell carcinoma.
General
- Rare.
- Solid epithelial exocrine tumour.[51]
- Poor prognosis; mean survival of 18 months in one series.[52]
Clinical:[52]
- Increased serum lipase.
- Associated with arthralgias (joint pain).
- Classic presentation - Schmid triad:[53]
- Subcutaneous fat necrosis.
- Polyarthritis.
- Eosinophilia.
Gross
- Usually head of pancreas.
Microscopic
Features:[52]
- Cells reminiscent of pancreatic acinus cells:
- Granular, basophilic cytoplasm - usu. abundant.
- Round/oval nucleus.
- Nucleolus prominent.
- Architecture:
- Nests, sheets, trabecular, glandular.
DDx:
Images
Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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- Acinar cell carcinoma - several images (upmc.edu).
- Acinar cell carcinoma - several images (harvard.edu).
- Acinar cell carcinoma - 1 (nature.com).
- Acinar cell carcinoma - 2 (nature.com).[54]
Stains
Features:[52]
- PAS +ve (granular).
- PASD +ve.
IHC
- Trypsin +ve -- key stain.
- Lipase +ve.
- Chromogranin +ve (scattered, focal).
- CD56 -ve. (?)
Pancreatoblastoma
General
- Very rare.
- Tumour of childhood - age of diagnosis ~5 years old.[55]
- Prognosis ~80% year survival in children[56] more aggressive in adults.
- May be seen in adults.[57]
Associations:[58]
Microscopic
- Acinar-like structures.
- Squamoid corpuscles.
- Undifferentiated component.
Image:
IHC
Features:[59]
- CK7 +ve -- acinar, undifferentiated component.
- CK8 +ve -- squamous component.
- CK18 +ve -- squamous component.
- CK19 +ve -- squamous component.
See also
- Duodenum.
- Gallbladder.
- Gastrointestinal pathology.
- Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
- IgG4-related systemic disease.
References
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Further reading
Klimstra, DS.; Pitman, MB.; Hruban, RH. (Mar 2009). "An algorithmic approach to the diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 133 (3): 454-64. doi:10.1043/1543-2165-133.3.454. PMID 19260750.