Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas

Pierlesky Elion Ossibi^1*, Issam Yazough¹, Amal Bennani², KarimIbn Majdoub¹, Imane Toughrai¹, Said Ait Laalim¹, Abdelmalek Ousadden¹, Laila Chbani², Khalid Mazaz¹, Khalid Ait Taleb¹

¹Visceral Surgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
²Anatomy and Pathological Cytology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2014.510075                

Abstract

Exocrine pancreatic tumors are dominated by adenocarcinomas that have a poor prognosis. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the pancreas is rare. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas in a 75-year-old patient admitted to the emergency ward with acute cholangitis.

Keywords

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Pancreas

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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