Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of pancreas
Synonyms: OGCT of pancreas | Osteoclastic giant cell tumor of pancreas | Pancreatic osteoclastic giant cell tumor | Pancreatic undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells | Undifferentiated carcinoma of pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells
A rare type of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma characterized by composition of non-neoplastic osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells a mononuclear histiocytic component and the neoplastic cells which vary from spindle-shaped to epithelioid and can be very large and pleomorphic. Clinical features of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma include abdominal pain nausea weight loss jaundice and new-onset diabetes.
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