Early Stage Anaplastic Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of The Pancreas, A Case Report

Patient: Male, 64 Final Diagnosis: Anaplastic sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas Symptoms: Abdominal pain Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Pancreatoduodenectomy Specialty: Oncology OBJECTIVE: Rare disease BACKGROUND: Anaplastic sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas (ASCP) is a rare variant of pancreatic malignancies. It is a high-grade epithelial carcinoma predominated with spindle cells. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 65-year-old patient who presented with early stage, ampullary mass indicating malignancy, and who subsequently underwent pancreatoduodenectomy. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry were confirmatory for anaplastic, grade IV sarcomatoid adenocarcinoma arising from the head of the pancreas. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is a rare presentation with few cases reported in the literature.