Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Pancreas Mimicking Submucosal Gastric Tumor : A Case Report of a Rare Tumor

Abstract EN

Anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas (ACP) is a rare neoplasm of the pancreas.

ACPs are aggressive neoplasms with a poorer prognosis than poorly differentiated ductal adenocarcinomas of the pancreas.

The 3-year survival rate of patients with ACP is less than 3%, with a life expectancy of 10 to 20 months.

We describe here a 64-year-old man with ACP mimicking a submucosal gastric tumor.

The patient was found to have a giant mass mimicking a submucosal tumor.

Total gastrectomy with splenectomy and partial resection of the tail of the pancreas were performed.

The pathological diagnosis was ACP, with immunohistological findings showing pleomorphic-type ACP.

Because the surgery was noncurative, the patient received adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel but died of peritoneal dissemination and multiple liver metastases 4 months after surgery.