A case of osteoclast-type giant cell tumor of the pancreas with high-frequency microsatellite instability

Pancreas. 2004 Oct;29(3):239-41. doi: 10.1097/00006676-200410000-00010.

Abstract

It has been reported that osteoclast-type giant cell tumor of the pancreas (OGTP) is rare, with a frequency of only 0.2% of the total reported pancreatic carcinomas. We report herein a rare case of OGTP in a 57-year-old Japanese man. Preoperative examinations showed a solid and cystic tumor, measuring 20 x 15 cm at the pancreas body. The resected specimen was a solid tumor with a giant cyst containing bloody contents. The tumor was composed of a proliferation of mononuclear cells admixed with osteoclast-type giant cells. The tumor cells were immunoreactive for vimentin, alpha1-antitrypsin, and EMA but not for CEA and cytokeratin. These findings indicated that this case was a malignant OGTP. The tumor cells showed microsatellite instability with high frequency (MSI-H). The present patient is alive 3 years after the operation, while OGTP has been reported to have a poor outcome. It has been reported that pancreatic carcinomas with MSI-H status have a favorable outcome. MSI-H might be one of the predictive markers for the long survival in OGTP.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Female
  • Genomic Instability
  • Giant Cell Tumors / chemistry
  • Giant Cell Tumors / genetics*
  • Giant Cell Tumors / pathology
  • Giant Cell Tumors / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsatellite Repeats*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucin-1 / analysis
  • Neoplasm Proteins / analysis
  • Osteoclasts / chemistry
  • Osteoclasts / pathology*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Remission Induction
  • Stromal Cells / chemistry
  • Stromal Cells / pathology
  • Vimentin / analysis
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin / analysis

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Mucin-1
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Vimentin
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin