Carcinoma of the pancreas infantile type.A light and electron microscopic study

Abstract

A case of pancreatic carcinoma in a 4-year-old child is presented. The tumor was studied by light and electron microscopy. This tumor has a pattern which suggests by light microscopy that it may derive in part from islet tissue, though this case and others previously reported have no endocrine function. Electron microscopy suggests that this is a tumor of duct cell origin with some differentiation toward acinar cells and centro-acinar cells.