Case Report
Year: 2022 | Month: October | Volume: 9 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 12-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20221002
Adenosquamous Carcinoma of Head of the Pancreas: A Case Report
Shanthi Vissa1, Rukmangadha Nandyala2, Siva Kumar Vulavala3, G. Swyritha4
1,3Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
4Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Shanthi Vissa
ABSTRACT
Adenosquamous carcinoma is a rare variant of exocrine pancreatic neoplasm which is characterized by both squamous and adenomatous components. It has aggressive behavior with poor prognosis. We report a case of adenosquamous carcinoma of pancreas in a 39-year-male presenting with pain in epigastric and hypochondrium region. Clinical diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis with calculi in the main pancreatic duct was made which on histopathological diagnosis revealed a lesion in pancreas with morphological features of adenosquamous carcinoma.
Keywords: Pancreas, Adenosquamous carcinoma, Aggressive tumor
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