Back to Search Start Over

A case of metastasis-induced acute pancreatitis in a patient with small cell lung cancer.

Authors :
Yamanashi K
Marumo S
Saitoh M
Kato M
Source :
Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2015 Feb; Vol. 3 (2), pp. 96-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Oct 15.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We report a rare case of metastasis-induced acute pancreatitis (MIAP) from small cell lung cancer (SCLC) diagnosed on autopsy, indicating a diagnosis of MIAP with SCLC. Our case suggests that MIAP can arise as a complication of SCLC and has an extremely poor prognosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-0904
Volume :
3
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical case reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
25767705
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.163