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===Resident Questions=== | ===Resident Questions=== | ||
* <spoiler text="Diagnosis?"> | * <spoiler text="Diagnosis?">__NOGLOSSARY__ | ||
* Adenocarcinoma | * Adenocarcinoma | ||
** Most common malignant tumor of the pancreas | ** Most common malignant tumor of the pancreas | ||
** Accounts for approximately 85% of all pancreatic tumors | ** Accounts for approximately 85% of all pancreatic tumors | ||
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** Can obstruct the biliary or pancreatic ducts which can cause a double duct sign on imaging and can also cause painless jaundice | ** Can obstruct the biliary or pancreatic ducts which can cause a double duct sign on imaging and can also cause painless jaundice | ||
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* <spoiler text="What are some of the cytologic features that lead you to the diagnosis?"> | * <spoiler text="What are some of the cytologic features that lead you to the diagnosis?">__NOGLOSSARY__ | ||
* Cellular specimen | * Cellular specimen | ||
* Predominantly ductal type cells and sparse/absent acinar cells | * Predominantly ductal type cells and sparse/absent acinar cells | ||
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* Drunken honeycomb | * Drunken honeycomb | ||
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* <spoiler text="Differential diagnosis?"> | * <spoiler text="Differential diagnosis?">__NOGLOSSARY__ | ||
* Chronic pancreatitis | * Chronic pancreatitis | ||
** Occurs in 4th and 5th decades | ** Occurs in 4th and 5th decades | ||