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Pancreas
Reviewer: Deepali Jain, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 14 December 2012, last major update IN PROGRESS
Copyright: (c) 2001-2012, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Table of contents
General: primary references normal pancreas exocrine pancreas endocrine pancreas embryology cytology minor abnormalities
Congenital anomalies: agenesis annular pancreas familial fibrocystic pancreatic atrophy heterotopic pancreas nesidioblastosis pancreas divisum
Pancreatitis: acute autoimmune chronic CMV eosinophilic graft versus host disease herpes simplex
Diabetes mellitis: general IDDM/type 1 NIDDM/type 2 maturity onset diabetes complications
Cysts: true cysts cystic fibrosis lymphoepithelial cysts mucinous non-neoplastic cysts pseudocysts
WHO classification of tumors: general
Acinar cell tumors: acinar cell cystadenoma acinar cell carcinoma acinar cell cystadenocarcinoma mixed tumors
Exocrine tumors: ductal NOS adenosquamous clear cell colloid (mucinous non-cystic) foamy gland intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm (IOPN) intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm (ITPN) large duct pattern medullary microglandular mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) mucinous pancreatic tumors pancreatoblastoma PanIN rhabdoid serous cystadenoma signet ring solid pseudopapillary undifferentiated undifferentiated with osteoclastic giant cells vacuolated
Neuroendocrine neoplasms: general ACTH carcinoid/NET G1 clear cell endocrine cystic endocrine gastrinoma glucagonoma neuroendocrine carcinoma NOS insulinoma MEN1 patients pancreatic polypeptide tumors sarcomatous somatostatinoma VIPoma
Other tumors: inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor intraductal tubular adenoma leukemia lymphoid hyperplasia lymphoma metastases PEComa phyllodes PNET sarcoma schwannoma
Miscellaneous: features to report frozen section grossing staging transplantation
Index (table of contents in alphabetical order)
A-E: acinar cell carcinoma acinar cell cystadenocarcinoma acinar cell cystadenoma ACTH acute pancreatitis adenosquamous carcinoma agenesis annular pancreas autoimmune pancreatitis carcinoid/NET G1 chronic pancreatitis clear cell carcinoma clear cell endocrine CMV pancreatitis colloid (mucinous non-cystic) carcinoma cytology cystic endocrine cystic fibrosis diabetes complications diabetes-general ductal NOS embryology endocrine pancreas eosinophilic pancreatitis exocrine pancreas
F-N: familial fibrocystic pancreatic atrophy features to report foamy gland carcinoma frozen section gastrinoma glucagonoma graft versus host disease grossing herpes simplex pancreatitis heterotopic pancreas IDDM/type 1 inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor insulinoma intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm (IOPN) intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) intraductal tubular adenoma intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm (ITPN) large duct pattern leukemia lymphoepithelial cysts lymphoid hyperplasia lymphoma maturity onset diabetes medullary carcinoma MEN1 patients metastases microglandular carcinoma minor abnormalities mixed tumors mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN) mucinous non-neoplastic cysts mucinous pancreatic tumors nesidioblastosis neuroendocrine carcinoma NOS neuroendocrine neoplasms-general NIDDM/type 2 normal pancreas
O-Z: pancreas divisum pancreatic polypeptide tumors pancreatoblastoma PanIN PEComa phyllodes PNET primary references pseudocysts rhabdoid carcinoma sarcoma sarcomatous endocrine schwannoma serous cystadenoma signet ring carcinoma solid pseudopapillary carcinoma somatostatinoma staging transplantation true cysts undifferentiated carcinoma undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclastic giant cells vacuolated carcinoma VIPoma WHO classification
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AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th ed)
American Journal of Clinical Pathology
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Human Pathology
Modern Pathology
Solcia: Tumors of the Pancreas (AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology, Series 3, Vol 20, 1997)
Websites with images: PathoPic, USCAP (virtual slides)
Please refer to these primary references for more detailed discussions and photographs
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