Endocrine cells in intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas. A histochemical and immunohistochemical study

Tadashi Terada, Tetsuo Ohta, Yukisato Kitamura, Keigo Ashida, Yoshiko Matsunaga, Masako Kato

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Abstract

The endocrine cells in intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPN) of the pancreas have rarely been investigated. In the normal pancreatic ducts of normal pancreases (n = 5) there were a few endocrine cells: argyrophil in 5 (100%), chromogranin A in (100%), pancreatic polypeptide (PP) in 3 (60%), and insulin in 7 (20%). These endocrine cells were scattered, and located in the basal portions of pancreatic ducts. In IPN of the pancreas (n = 9), there were many endocrine cells: argyrophil in 7 (78%), argentaffin in 8 (89%), chromogranin A in X (89%), PP in 7 (78%), serotonin in 7 (78%), insulin in 4 (44%), and gastrin in 5 (56%). In invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (n = 6), many endocrine cells were also detected: argyrophil cells in (67%), chromogranin A in 3 (50%), insulin in 3 (50%), glucagon in 4 (67%), and somatostatin in 3 (50%). In positive cases, endocrine cells were situated under or among the neoplastic cells and the proportion of endocrine cells in IPN was less than 5% of the total neoplastic cell population. These data show that normal pancreatic ducts contain endocrine cells and that IPN frequently contain argyrophil, argentaffin, chromogranin A, and hormone-containing endocrine cells. These data also suggest that endocrine differentiation occurs during neoplastic transformation and progression of IPN of the pancreas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-36
Number of pages6
JournalVirchows Archiv
Volume431
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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