Korean J Med.  2018 Aug;93(4):387-392. 10.3904/kjm.2018.93.4.387.

Hepatoid Carcinoma of the Pancreas Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dhpark@amc.seoul.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Hepatoid carcinoma is extrahepatic neoplasm showing similar morphologic, immunohistochemical features with hepatocellular carcinoma. It's a very rare disease and has been reported most frequently in the stomach. Herein, we report a case of hepatoid carcinoma of pancreas presented with acute pancreatitis. The hepatoid carcinoma was diagnosed by his needle biopsy specimen and it showed pleomorphic nuclei and predominantly eosinophilic and occasionally clear cytoplasm in hematoxylin and eosin staining, and positive for HepPar-1 and cytokeratin 19 in immunohistochemical staining. Surgical treatment seems to be the best choice, if possible. However, there is no standard regimen for palliative chemotherapy. In our case, the patient was treated with 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), folinic acid, irinotecan, oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX). The response was stable disease up to 4 month of follow up.

Keyword

Hepatoid carcinoma; Pancreas; Chemotherapy

MeSH Terms

Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Cytoplasm
Drug Therapy
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Eosinophils
Fluorouracil
Follow-Up Studies
Hematoxylin
Humans
Keratin-19
Leucovorin
Pancreas*
Pancreatitis*
Rare Diseases
Stomach
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Fluorouracil
Hematoxylin
Keratin-19
Leucovorin
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