Pancreatic metastases: Observations of three cases and review of the literature

Minni, Francesco; Casadei, Riccardo; Perenze, Barbara; Greco, V.; Marrano, Nicola; Margiotta, Alessandra; Marrano, D

doi:10.1159/000080248

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“…[5] Based on results of several authors from histological examinations following surgery or autopsy, pancreatic metastases most commonly originate from kidney, lung, breast and colon cancers, or malignant melanoma and more rarely from lymphoma. [5][6][7] Figure 4: Upper line: A large inhomogeneous mediastinal mass; B-cell lymphoma. On contrast enhanced T1 images low signal intensity lesions are in the pancreatic head and body.…”

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Secondary tumors of the pancreas: four cases and literature review

Puskás

Henits

Kovács

2015

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Four cases affected by pancreatic metastases revealed by CT and MR during the last two years are presented. In Case 1 and 2 the metastatic disease appeared more than 10 years after the primary renal neoplasm was diagnosed. In the remaining two cases -non small cell lung cancer and non-Hodgkin disease -the metastases developed shortly after the onset of the primary malignancy. A literature review is given. Metastases in the pancreas are rare. The symptoms and imaging features are variable, therefore non-invasive imaging diagnosis is difficult. To resolve this problem a thorough scrutiny of the patients' medical history, and the functional imaging methods can be helpful.

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“…In larger autopsy materials, incidence was found to be 8%. [6] The slow-growing pancreatic metastases may appear 5-6 years after detection of the primary tumor. Combination of surgical and pharmacological treatment increases the survival period.…”

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Secondary tumors of the pancreas: four cases and literature review

Puskás

Henits

Kovács

2015

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“…A lot of different cancers have been reported to cause pancreatic metastases; these include lung cancers (small cell carcinoma and non-small cell carcinoma), renal cell carcinoma, breast carcinoma, colon cancer and prostate cancer. Renal cell carcinoma appeared to be the most predominant tumor causing pancreatic metastasis which was followed by lung carcinoma [2]. In 1973 Levine et al first described the occurrence of acute pancreatitis in a patient during the progression of small cell carcinoma of the lung [3].…”

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Acute Pancreatitis: First and Sole Manifestation of Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung is an aggressive disease that tends to metastasize early in its course and has a poor prognosis. Pancreatic metastasis generally constitutes a late manifestation of this disease and most patients do not have organ specific symptoms (jaundice, abdominal pain and weight loss), and it is incidentally discovered on imaging studies. However, acute pancreatitis as the initial presentation of small cell carcinoma of lung is extremely rare. We came across a 71-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital for abdominal pain secondary to acute pancreatitis. Further workup revealed metastatic small cell carcinoma of lung. In English literature we found 11 other cases of small cell carcinoma of lung which had acute pancreatitis as their sole presentation. Therefore, it should be kept in mind as a very rare cause of acute pancreatitis in the right setting.

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“…Tumor metastases to the pancreas are rare, accounting for less than 5% of all pancreatic malignancies (1). The majority of the metastases originate from primary tumors of the kidney, lung, breast and colon (2).…”

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“…The majority of the metastases originate from primary tumors of the kidney, lung, breast and colon (2). Among them, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) shows a particularly high tendency to metastasize to the pancreas, a rare site of metastasis, in addition to metastasizing to the lymph nodes, lung, liver, thyroid glands and bones (1,3). Herein, we present a rare metastasis of RCC, resected 12 (Fig.…”

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