摘要
In 1970, a gastric adenocarcinoma patient with increased alpha fetoprotein （AFP） in his serum and liver metastatic tumor was reported by Bourreilile et al. At that time, it was realized that a gastric adenocarcinoma could produce AFP. In 1985, Ishikura et al reported a hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC）-like differentiation in a primary gastric tumor and first proposed the conception of a ＂hepatoid carcinoma＂. Subsequent documentation of this unique histopathologic feature has been made in other extrahepatic sites including the esophagus, papilla of Vater, colon, lung, gallbladder, adrenal gland, kidney, urinary bladder, ovary, uterus, vagina, testicle, and small intestine. However, the number of cases is very small. Hepatoid carcinoma is a primary extrahepatic neoplasm exhibiting features of hepatocellular carcinoma in terms of morphology, immunohistochemistry and biological behavior. But histopathologically it is very rare. Many but not all cases, present with an elevated serum AFP. Taking a wide view of various literatures it is evident that hepatoid carcinoma has mostly been found in the stomach and very rarely in the pancreas. To date, only eight cases of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas have been reported in the literature. We present a case of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas arising in an elderly man without evidence of residual disease eight months after local resection of the tumor.
In 1970, a gastric adenocarcinoma patient with increased alpha fetoprotein （AFP） in his serum and liver metastatic tumor was reported by Bourreilile et al. At that time, it was realized that a gastric adenocarcinoma could produce AFP. In 1985, Ishikura et al reported a hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC）-like differentiation in a primary gastric tumor and first proposed the conception of a ＂hepatoid carcinoma＂. Subsequent documentation of this unique histopathologic feature has been made in other extrahepatic sites including the esophagus, papilla of Vater, colon, lung, gallbladder, adrenal gland, kidney, urinary bladder, ovary, uterus, vagina, testicle, and small intestine. However, the number of cases is very small. Hepatoid carcinoma is a primary extrahepatic neoplasm exhibiting features of hepatocellular carcinoma in terms of morphology, immunohistochemistry and biological behavior. But histopathologically it is very rare. Many but not all cases, present with an elevated serum AFP. Taking a wide view of various literatures it is evident that hepatoid carcinoma has mostly been found in the stomach and very rarely in the pancreas. To date, only eight cases of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas have been reported in the literature. We present a case of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas arising in an elderly man without evidence of residual disease eight months after local resection of the tumor.
