Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Osteoclast‑Like Giant Cells: Case Report of a Rare Type of Pancreatic Cancer
Margarida Dupont*, Juliana Ribeiro, Carolina Marques, André Marçal, Tiago Castro, Fernando Próspero-Luís, Nádia Tenreiro and João Pinto-de-Sousa
Abstract
Undifferentiated pancreatic carcinoma with osteoclast‑like giant cells is a very rare type of exocrine pancreatic cancer. Symptoms are often non‑specific which leads to misdiagnosis and delay in treatment. Surgery is the first‑line treatment and enables better survival rates. In this case report we describe a male adult patient who presented with pancreatitis of unknown cause who was later diagnosed with undifferentiated pancreatic carcinoma with osteoclast‑like giant cells. Treatment evolved radical pylorus‑preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy
