Primary Pancreatic Hepatoid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare primary malignancy in the pancreas. We report a case with a long indolent course of primary pancreatic hepatoid carcinoma (PHC) before curative surgery, with an estimated doubling time of 429 days. After surgery, the patient took adjuvant TS-1 (tegafur, gimeracil, and ot...

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Main Authors: Tyng-Wei Yang, Hsiang-Fong Kao*
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-22-00037
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description Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare primary malignancy in the pancreas. We report a case with a long indolent course of primary pancreatic hepatoid carcinoma (PHC) before curative surgery, with an estimated doubling time of 429 days. After surgery, the patient took adjuvant TS-1 (tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil). They did not have recurrence or metastases 9 months after surgery. We reported their pathological features. We review PHC’s clinical features, pathological diagnosis, and reported treatment experiences.
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spelling doaj-art-c5f9fb52a44844fbb58632a5ecf521f32025-01-23T05:07:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cancer Research and Practice2311-30062023-07-0110311311710.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-22-00037Primary Pancreatic Hepatoid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature ReviewTyng-Wei YangHsiang-Fong Kao*Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare primary malignancy in the pancreas. We report a case with a long indolent course of primary pancreatic hepatoid carcinoma (PHC) before curative surgery, with an estimated doubling time of 429 days. After surgery, the patient took adjuvant TS-1 (tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil). They did not have recurrence or metastases 9 months after surgery. We reported their pathological features. We review PHC’s clinical features, pathological diagnosis, and reported treatment experiences.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-22-00037bcl-10hepatoid carcinomapancreatic cancer
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title Primary Pancreatic Hepatoid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Primary Pancreatic Hepatoid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Primary Pancreatic Hepatoid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
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