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Cytologically Yours: Unknowns: 201401: Case 1

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===Resident Questions===
* <spoiler text="Diagnosis?">__NOGLOSSARY__
* Adenocarcinoma
** Most common malignant tumor of the pancreas
** 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?">__NOGLOSSARY__
* Cellular specimen
* Predominantly ductal type cells and sparse/absent acinar cells
* Drunken honeycomb
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* <spoiler text="Differential diagnosis?"> __NOGLOSSARY__
* Chronic pancreatitis
** Occurs in 4th and 5th decades
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