Medullary Carcinoma of the Pancreas: Report of a Rare Pancreatic Malignancy and Review of Literature

Abstract

Medullary carcinoma of the pancreas is an extremely rare malignant tumour. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, only 26 cases have been reported in the medical literature. A case of medullary carcinoma of the pancreas treated surgically by distal splenopancreatectomy is reported here.