Rare metastatic pancreatic tumors from lung cancer with cystic changes resembling intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a case report

Rare metastatic pancreatic tumors from lung cancer with cystic changes resembling intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a case report

Abstract Background Metastatic pancreatic tumors from lung cancer (MPTLC) constitute 3% of all metastatic pancreatic tumors. We present an extremely rare case of cystic MPTLC that was difficult to distinguish from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). Case presentation The patient was a 74...

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Main Authors: Akira Watanabe, Norifumi Harimoto, Takahiro Yamanaka, Norihiro Ishii, Mariko Tsukagoshi, Takamichi Igarashi, Norio Kubo, Kenichiro Araki, Aya Suzuki, Kenichiro Hara, Ken Shirabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Metastatic pancreatic tumor from lung cancer (MPTLC)
Cystic tumor
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN)
High-risk stigmata
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00870-5

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