Anaplastic carcinoma associated with a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas during pregnancy: Report of a case and a review of the literature

Figure 1 CT after the first delivery showing a 10 cm × 10 cm multi-loculated cystic tumor at the tail of the pancreas.

Figure 2 Consistent pathology of the primary tumor with a borderline-type mucinous cystic neoplasm (HE staining, original magnification, × 100).

Figure 3 Cut surface of the recurrent tumor. A: Location of the cystic tumor between the pancreatic stump (a) and posterior wall of the stomach (b); B: Cut surface of the specimen revealing the tumor composed of two different components.

Figure 4 Pathology of the recurrent tumor at the pancreatic side (as pointed by a in Figure 3) revealing a borderline-type mucinous cystic neoplasm (HE, A: × 100, B: × 400) and at the gastric side (as pointed by a in Figure 3) an anaplastic carcinoma with giant cells, atypical spindle cells and round cells (C: × 100, D: × 400).