Pancreatic panniculitis as the first manifestation of the pancreatic involvement during the course of a gastric adenocarcinoma

BEYAZIT H., Aydin O., DEMIRKESEN C., DERIN D., Sut P., EMRE A., ...More

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.28, no.1, pp.137-139, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12032-010-9420-8
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-139
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Pancreatic panniculitis (PP) is a rare disease presenting during the course of pancreatic diseases such as acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic carcinoma. There are also a few reports of PP associated with other carcinomas. We present a 69-year-old male patient of gastric carcinoma with PP. The literature is reviewed, clinical and histological features of the case are discussed. This is the first case of PP in a gastric carcinoma patient reported in literature. As a conclusion, PP can be the first manifestation of a pancreatic metastasis of any carcinoma.