Oncological outcome of surgical resection for anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas.

ABSTRACT: Anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas (ACP) is a rare disease with rapid growth. Therefore, the significance of surgery for ACP remains unknown. The present study aimed to elucidate the oncological outcome following surgical resection for ACP and investigated pathological features associated with prognosis. In the present study, 12 patients who underwent surgical resection for ACP at Chiba University Hospital (Chiba, Japan) were retrospectively analyzed. Among the 12 patients, 7 had anaplastic undifferentiated carcinoma, 1 had sarcomatoid undifferentiated carcinoma, 2 had carcinosarcoma and 2 had undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (OCGC). A total of 7 cases exhibited early recurrence within 6 months postoperatively, and the median overall survival (OS) time of the p

SUBMITTER: Sonoda I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12557692 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature