NCIt synonyms : Undifferentiated (Anaplastic) Pancreatic Carcinoma; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Pancreas; Spindle Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma; Pleomorphic Large Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma; Sarcomatoid Pancreatic Carcinoma; Pancreatic Carcinosarcoma; Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Pancreas; Undifferentiated Pancreatic Carcinoma;
NCIt related terms : Undifferentiated carcinoma;
NCIt definition : A carcinoma with poor prognosis that arises from the pancreas. It is characterized
by the presence of a significant malignant component that does not show differentiation.
The malignant cells represent a mixture of large, pleomorphic cells and giant cells,
or adenocarcinoma cells and spindle cells, or spindle cells.;