Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma--literature review and case report of a 56-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain

Jake Fontenot; Bradley Spieler; Catherine Hudson; Brian Boulmay

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2019.10.009

Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma--literature review and case report of a 56-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain

Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Nov 9;15(1):39-43. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.10.009. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Jake Fontenot¹, Bradley Spieler², Catherine Hudson³, Brian Boulmay³

Affiliations

¹ Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 343, New Orleans, LA 70112-2784, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Room 421, Box T4M-2, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.

Abstract

We present a case of acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas (ACC) with metastasis to the liver in a patient who presented with complaints abdominal pain. The presentation, diagnosis, and management of a 56-year-old man with ACC are discussed here. Imaging with computerized tomography (CT) in particular is crucial in the diagnosis, which can identify the primary lesion as well as metastases. ACC should be considered in the differential as a source of abdominal, epigastric, or back pain with imaging that is suggestive of the diagnosis as prompt recognition and initiation of treatment is paramount in the overall prognosis.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Diagnostic radiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Oncologic radiology; Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma.

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Case Reports