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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

Pancreatic cancer can be classified into malignant and borderline malignant. Duct cell carcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer.

Classification

• Cellular Classification of Pancreatic Cancer

• Pancreatic cancer includes the following carcinomas:

• Malignant

• Duct cell carcinoma (90% of all cases)
• Acinar cell carcinoma
• Adenosquamous carcinoma
• Cystadenocarcinoma (serous and mucinous types)
• Giant cell carcinoma
• Invasive adenocarcinoma associated with cystic mucinous neoplasm or intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
• Mixed type (ductal-endocrine or acinar-endocrine)
• Mucinous carcinoma
• Pancreatoblastoma
• Papillary-cystic neoplasm (Frantz tumor). This tumor has lower malignant potential and may be cured with surgery alone
• Papillary mucinous carcinoma
• Signet ring carcinoma
• Small cell carcinoma
• Unclassified
• Undifferentiated carcinoma

• Borderline Malignancies

• Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor with dysplasia
• Mucinous cystic tumor with dysplasia
• Pseudopapillary solid tumor