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Omental acinar cell carcinoma of pancreatic origin in a child: a clinicopathological rarity

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A 6-year-old boy presented with a large subhepatic mass associated with pain abdomen. Exploration revealed a tumor in lesser omentum, completely separate from the normal pancreas that was excised completely. Histopathology suggested acinar cell carcinoma of pancreatic origin in an ectopic location. The child is well at 5 months follow-up.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Shilpa Sharma, Murali Krishna Nagendla & Devendra K. Gupta

  2. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Shipra Agarwal

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Sharma, S., Agarwal, S., Nagendla, M.K. et al. Omental acinar cell carcinoma of pancreatic origin in a child: a clinicopathological rarity. Pediatr Surg Int 32, 307–311 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-015-3850-5

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