[Advances in diagnosis and treatment of undifferentiated pancreatic carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells]

Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2018 Jul 1;56(7):548-550. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2018.07.014.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Undifferentiated pancreatic carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cell(UOC) published to date, and most have been in Asia, is a rare occurrence making up 1% of all pancreatic malignancies.With the increasing number of reported cases of the disease, the degree of awareness of the disease also gradually deepened, but there are few summary articles for the clinical features, imaging features, pathological features, treatment programs, prognosis and other aspects of UOC.Hence, this article is going to introduce pathological features, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of adjuvant advances of UOC in detail.

合并破骨细胞样巨细胞的胰腺未分化癌(UOC)是一种罕见的胰腺肿瘤,占所有胰腺恶性肿瘤的1%,目前仍以亚洲国家发病居多。随着该疾病的报道例数逐渐增多,对此疾病的认识程度也逐渐加深,但目前很少有文献针对UOC的临床特点、影像特征、病理特点和诊疗方案及预后等多方面问题进行系统性论述。本文现就UOC的病理学特点、临床表现、辅助诊断及治疗等方面进展进行综述。.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Osteoclast-like giant cells; Pancreatic neoplasms; Undifferentiated carcinoma.

MeSH terms

  • Giant Cells
  • Humans
  • Osteoclasts*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / therapy