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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2014; 20(43): 16381-16386
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16381
Published online Nov 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16381
A huge adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas with sarcomatoid change: An unusual case report
Bao-Chun Lu, Jian-Hua Yu, Zhi-Hong Shen, Jian-Hui Yang, Department of General Surgery, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Chen Wang, Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Lu BC designed research; Wang C performed operation of pathology; Yu JH analyzed data and wrote the paper; Shen ZH and Yang JH looked after the patient; Lu BC and Wang C contributed equally to this manuscript.
Supported by Research Foundation of Health Bureau of Zhejiang Province, China, No. 2013RCB018; and Public Technology Research and Social Development Project of Zhejiang Province, China, No. 2013C33214
Correspondence to: Bao-Chun Lu, MD, Department of General Surgery, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, 568 Zhongxing Road, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China. sygd_lbc@126.com
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Received: April 10, 2014
Revised: June 19, 2014
Accepted: July 16, 2014
Published online: November 21, 2014
Revised: June 19, 2014
Accepted: July 16, 2014
Published online: November 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Adenosquamous carcinoma rarely occurs in the pancreas, and is characterized by the presence of cellular components from both duct adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma.