Hepatoid Carcinoma of the Pancreas Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Missed curable carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as chronic pancreatitis.

We present a case of pancreatic malignancy which presented as chronic pancreatitis. The diagnostic difficulties are discussed. We recommend that when there is any doubt about a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis with a pancreatic mass, then early resection is appropriate.

Hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas

BACKGROUND Hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas is extremely rare. This article tries to summarize the clinical features and outcomes of pancreatic hepatoid carcinoma. METHODS The data pool for analysis includes the case we encountered with hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas and the reported cases in the literature. RESULTS Twenty-three cases of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas were analyze...

Parathyroid Carcinoma Presenting as an Acute Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is a severe condition with a high mortality rate and it is most commonly caused by Gallstone ́s Disease and excessive alcohol use [1,2]. Acute pancreatitis caused by hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is very rare [3]. The relationship between acute pancreatitis and hypercalcemia was first reported in 1947, but it was not fully appreciated until 10 years l...

Pancreatic Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report.

Hepatoid carcinomas are tumors that display, at least focally, cytologic and/or architectural features of hepatocellular carcinoma. They have been described in several organs, most notably in the stomach and ovary. We report a case of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas that developed in a 41-year-old woman in association with a pancreatic endocrine carcinoma. The fine needle aspiration material...