Pheochromocytoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Discussion:

The patient went on to have a Whipples and adrenal mass resection.  

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:

Sections of pancreas show a 22mm moderately differentiated 
adenocarcinoma in the head and uncinate process of the pancreas. The tumor forms large irregular infiltrative and focally cribriform glands, containing some necrotic luminal debris, within a markedly fibrotic stroma. Tumor cell are large and cuboidal with abundant vacuolated eosinophilic cytoplasm. Some cells contain mucin. Tumor nuclei are large with irregular thickened nuclear membranes, fine 
vesicular chromatin and prominent nucleoli. Mitotic figures are frequent. Tumor abuts but does not invade the muscularis propria of the duodenum. Tumor is adjacent to nerves but no perineural invasion is seen. No lymphovascular invasion is present. Tumor invades extra pancreatic fat and is 1.5mm from the posterior margin (inferiorly) and 2mm from the anterior pancreatic surface (inferiorly). It is well clear of the pancreatic resection margin and all other pancreatic surfaces, bowel margins and bile duct margins. Tumor is present in 2 inferior pancreatic lymph nodes (one directly invaded; 0.5mm deposit in other, no extranodal extension); five other lymph nodes show no evidence of tumor.

Sections of adrenal show an expansile proliferation of cuboidal to slightly spindle shaped cells compressing adrenal cortex. Tumor cells have abundant cytoplasm containing amphophilic small granules and moderate to mildly pleomorphic nuclei containing coarsely speckled chromatin. Tumor cells are arranged in nests and ribbons within a highly vascular stroma. No mitotic figures are identified. Invasion of the adrenal capsule, extra adrenal tissue, nerves and lymphovascular vessels is not identified. The central tumor shows small foci of necrosis and some regions of hyalinised stroma populated by macrophages. The margins are clear.

DIAGNOSIS:

Whipple's tissue:  Moderately differentiated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Right adrenalectomy: Pheochromocytoma. Completely excised.

Case courtesy of A.Prof Daminen Stella.

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