Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma presenting as acute pancreatitis

Background Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm, and its presentation with acute pancreatitis has not been reported previously. Case outline A 70-year-old man presented with acute pancreatitis, and a spiral CT scan showed a 5-cm tumour in the body of the pancreas. Distal pancreatectomy was performed, and histological examination showed an ACC. Discussion This is a newly reported mode of presentation for a rare pancreatic tumour