Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas Diagnosed by Endoscopic ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration

Authors

  • George Zacharia Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Justin Levine Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Nathaniel S. Winstead Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Mainor R. Antillon Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Nancy K. Davis Department of Pathology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA

Keywords:

Squamous cell carcinoma, pancreatic neoplasms, endosonography, needle biopsy

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare pancreatic malignancy. We describe the case of a female who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have a pancreatic mass on imaging. The diagnosis of pancreatic squamous cell carcinoma was established by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the mass. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second case report in the medical literature in which endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was used for a cell-type specific diagnosis of primary pancreatic squamous cell carcinoma.

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Published

2012-09-01

How to Cite

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Zacharia G, Levine J, Winstead NS, Antillon MR, Davis NK. Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas Diagnosed by Endoscopic ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration. JGLD [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 1 [cited 2026 Jul. 16];21(3):321-3. Available from: https://www.jgld.ro/jgld/index.php/jgld/article/view/2012.3.17

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3: September 2012

Section

Case Reports