BACKGROUND/AIMS: @entity1962 ( @entity1962 ) of the @entity788 is rare and correct preoperative diagnosis is difficult. Case reports of @entity1962 of the @entity788 are sporadic and have typically employed small series. This study investigated the clinicopathological features of 7 cases of @entity1962 of the @entity788 and reviewed the pertinent literature to elucidate this rare disease. METHODOLOGY: Seven @entity1 (4 @entity1 and 3 @entity1 ; age range 38-79 years; median 66 years) with @entity1962 of the @entity788 who underwent surgical treatment at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital between February 1993 and April 2000 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Symptoms of @entity1962 were as follows: @entity490 (85.7%), body @entity353 (85.7%), @entity1087 (42.9%) and @entity448 (42.9%). The @entity5 were located at the head of the @entity788 in 4 @entity1 (57.1%), at the body in 2, and at the tail in 2. One @entity1 had @entity1962 at the body and tail. Most cases (5/7, 71.4%) were anemic. Seven (100%) and 5 @entity1 (71.4%) had elevated serum @entity787 and CA19-9 levels, respectively. Curative pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed on 2 @entity1 , bypass surgery on 3, and exploratory laparotomy on 2. Two @entity1 underwent intraoperative radiotherapy. Three @entity1 received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. No surgical mortality or morbidity occurred. Five of 7 @entity1 (71.4%) died within 6 months after surgery. The median survival of the 7 @entity1 was 4.41 months (range 1.12-22.42). CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with @entity1962 present symptoms similar to those of @entity420 . Most @entity1 had dismal prognosis despite aggressive surgery with or without adjuvant therapy.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreas'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity1087 :: ('MESH:D007565', 'Disease') :: ['jaundice'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumors'] @entity448 :: ('MESH:D000855', 'Disease') :: ['anorexia'] @entity787 :: ('1084', 'Gene') :: ['CEA'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain'] @entity1962 :: ('MESH:D018196', 'Disease') :: ['Adenosquamous carcinoma', 'ASC'] @entity420 :: ('MESH:D000230', 'Disease') :: ['adenocarcinoma of the pancreas']
@entity1962 :: (MESH:D018196,Disease) :: ['Adenosquamous carcinoma']
