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Table 1 Reported cases of anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration

From: Anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration: a case report and review of the literature

Author

Reference

Age/Sex

sites

Size (mm)

Echogenicity

Homogeneity

Solid or Cystic

Pathology

Treatment

Chopra et al.

[6]

89 M

Head

20

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

OGC

BSC

64 F

Head

31

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Mixed

OGC

Surgery

Layfield et al.

[9]

71 M

Head

Pleomorphic

BSC

81 F

Head

Pleomorphic

BSC

59 M

Head

Pleomorphic

BSC

81 M

Head

Pleomorphic

BSC

59 M

Head

OGC

Surgery

64 M

Body

Pleomorphic

BSC

Salla et al.

[10]

44 F

Tail

50

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Mixed

Pleomorphic

Khashab et al.

[8]

60 M

Head

43

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Mixed

Chemotherapy

49 M

Body

58

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Mixed

Surgery

44 M

Tail

41

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Mixed

Chemotherapy

85 M

Head

20

Hypoechoic

Homogeneous

Solid

Surgery

58 M

Body

34

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Solid

NAC + surgery

65 M

Head

100

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Solid

BSC

Wakatsuki et al.

[11]

58 F

Head

 

Chemotherapy

Ergun et al.

[7]

60 M

Head

32

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

 

Chemotherapy

Aldaoud et al.

[5]

37 F

Body

160

Hypoechoic

Homogeneous

Cystic

Pleomorphic

Surgery + adj

Our case

 

72 F

Head

25

Hypoechoic

Heterogeneous

Mixed

Unclassifiable

Surgery

  1. Adj adjuvant chemotherapy, BSC best supportive care, F female, M male, NAC Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, OGC osteoclast-like giant cell