Case of Six-Year Disease-Free Survival with Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Pancreas
Case of Six-Year Disease-Free Survival with Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Pancreas
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Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas (UDC) is rare and has a dismal prognosis.Here, we report a case of 6-year disease-free jerome brown jersey survival with a mixed type of UDC and UDC with osteoclast-like giant cells, with a high mitotic index as well as perineural, lymphatic, vessel, and diaphragmatic invasion.The patient tennessee titans dog bandana underwent radical distal pancreatectomy and was subsequently treated with adjuvant chemotherapy using gemcitabine plus S-1 followed by maintenance chemotherapy with oral tegafur-uracil.The patient has been doing well with no evidence of recurrence for more than 6 years after surgery.