Cystadenoma of the pancreas. An ultrastructural study.
Cancer
; 39(6): 2470-4, 1977 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-872046
ABSTRACT
A case of cystadenoma of the pancreas was studied at the light (LM) and the ultrastructural (EM) levels. The observation made under LM that the flattened epithelial cells lining the cystic spaces were similar to the centroacinar cells of a normal pancreas was supported by EM findings. Numerous glycogen granules were demonstrated in the cells, a feature characteristic of fetal but not adult centroacinar cells. A few epithelial cells contained occasional membrane bound dense granules of unknown nature. This observation and the finding of normally appearing islets of Langerhans raise the possibility that this may be an example of a mixed insular-duct cystadenoma. However, if the islets of Langerhans were considered entrapped structures, this tumor should be labelled as a simple serous cystadenoma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Cistadenoma
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1977
Tipo de documento:
Article