A Very Rare Case of Pancreatic Acinar Variant of Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Review of the Literature

Paul, T R Praveen; Sundaram, Sandhya; D’Cruze, Lawrence; Subalakshmi, Balasubramanian; Shanmugasundaram, Gouthaman

A Very Rare Case of Pancreatic Acinar Variant of Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Review of the Literature

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Date

2020-05

Authors

Paul, T R Praveen

Sundaram, Sandhya

D’Cruze, Lawrence

Subalakshmi, Balasubramanian

Shanmugasundaram, Gouthaman

Publisher

International Research Organization for Life & Health Sciences (IROLHS)

Abstract

A pancreatic acinar variant of gastric adenocarcinoma is a very rare presentation, and only six cases have been reported worldwide.A 55-year-old male came with complaints of vomiting and weight loss. By PET-CT, a growth was found in the gastric antrum.Distal gastrectomy was done and a histopathology report of a pancreatic acinar variant of gastric adenocarcinoma was done.

Keywords

Biopsy, Gastric adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic acinar variant

Citation

Paul T R Praveen, Sundaram Sandhya, D’Cruze Lawrence, Subalakshmi Balasubramanian, Shanmugasundaram Gouthaman. A Very Rare Case of Pancreatic Acinar Variant of Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Review of the Literature. International Journal of Scientific Study. 2020 May; 8(2): 16-18

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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/209425

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