A CASE OF PAPILLARY CARCINOMA WITH COMPLETE TYPE OF UNFUSED PANCREATIC DUCT SYSTEM

A case of papillary carcinoma with complete type of unfused pancreatic duct system is reported. A 58-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because he was pointed out having jaundice at another hospital. With a diagnosis of obstructive jaundice and papillary carcinoma of the pancreas, the patient was operated on. An exploration of the excised material revealed that the main pancreatic duct did not unite with the common bile duct and opened at 2cm oral side from the papilla. The definite diagnosis of papillary carcinoma with complete type of unfused pancreatic duct system was made. In a review of the Japanese literature, only two such cases including our case have been reported so far.