Report of a case of acinar cell carcinoma with its differential diagnosis on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology

Acinar cell carcinomas (ACCs) of the pancreas are a rare tumor accounting for only about 2% of all pancreas tumors. We report herein on this case and discuss how to distinguish ACCs from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and solid pseudo-papillary tumor (SPTs) morphologically and immunohistochemically. I...

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Main Authors: Misao Yoneda, Kazuki Kanayama, Hiroshi Imai, Taizo Shiraishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2014;volume=31;issue=2;spage=93;epage=95;aulast=Yoneda