An unrecognized undifferentiated tumor of the pancreas: a case report

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Title:	An unrecognized undifferentiated tumor of the pancreas: a case report
Authors:	Chaoyu Pang, Zhiyao Fan, Peng Su, Hanxiang Zhan
Source:	Journal of Pancreatology, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 225-227 (2023)
Publisher Information:	Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW, 2023.
Publication Year:	2023
Collection:	LCC:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Subject Terms:	Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869
More Details:	SMARCA4-deficient tumors are gaining attention, and this type of tumor is highly malignant with a poor prognosis. The frequency of SMARCA4 deletion varies in different tumors. However, it has never been identified in the pancreas. A 67-year-old woman presented with upper abdominal pain lasting for half a month. Computed tomography indicated a space-occupying lesion in the head of the pancreas, considered a malignant tumor. Further Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration was performed and reported as SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated pancreatic tumor. The patient received no treatment and survived only two and a half months from diagnosis to death. We are the first to report SMARCA4-deficient pancreatic undifferentiated tumor in which this new tumor entity presents with poorer overall survival. We also summarized the advances of SMARCA4 in oncology and treatment.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2096-5664 00000000
Relation:	http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/JP9.0000000000000132; https://doaj.org/toc/2096-5664
DOI:	10.1097/JP9.0000000000000132
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/78d469c45a2e4824bd4339564d3e1ec3
Accession Number:	edsdoj.78d469c45a2e4824bd4339564d3e1ec3
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	20965664 00000000
DOI:	10.1097/JP9.0000000000000132
Published in:	Journal of Pancreatology
Language:	English