Introduction. Reports of epithelial ovarian carcinomas metastatic to the pancreas are very rare. We herein present a metastasis of high grade papillary serous ovarian cancer to mid portion of pancreas. Case. A 42-year-old patient was admitted with a non-specified malignant cystic lesion in midportion of pancreas. She had a history of surgical treatment for papillary serous ovarian adenocarcinom...

BACKGROUND Mitosis is a highly regulated process that serves to ensure the fidelity of cell division. The disruption of mitotic regulators leading to aneuploidy and polyploidy is commonly observed in cancer cells. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in regulators of mitosis may promote chromosome missegregation and influence pancreatic cancer and/or survival. METHODS Thirty-four SNPs, previ...

Since its introduction, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has significantly extended the value of ultrasonography (US). CEUS can be used to more accurately determine pancreatic lesions compared to conventional US or to characterize lesions already detectable by US. Thus, CEUS can aid in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic tumors. Using US contrast media, it is possible to visually d...

Dear Editor, A 51-year-old Chinese man presented with a 3 month’s history of left cervical lymphadenopathy, rhinorrhoea, tinnitus and nasal congestion. On nasopharyngoscopy, a fungating mass was found in his nasopharynx and was biopsied. Histopathological examination revealed an undifferentiated, non-keratinising carcinoma of the nasopharynx (WHO III). A biopsy of the left cervical lymph nodes ...

We report here a case of a pathologically proven solitary fibrous tumor of the pancreas. A 54-year-old man was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of a pancreatic mass that was found incidentally. CT, MR imaging, and endoscopic ultrasonography showed a well-defined, enhancing mass with cystic portions of the pancreas body. MR cholangiopancreatography showed no pancreatic duct dilata...

Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is extremely rare and mimics pancreatic carcinoma both clinically and radiologically. This paper discusses the occurrence of 2 heterogeneous masses located in the head and tail of the pancreas in an adult male. In this patient, laparotomy was performed because of the high suspicion of pancreatic carcinoma. Intraoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy revealed the co...

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The pancreas is a complex organ in which suspicious lesion can appear be benign or malignant. Clinical manifestation guide the clinician to choose appropriate tests such as autoimmune tests, tumor markers, imaging with ultrasonography (USG), computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MRI), cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and endoscopic surgical tissue biopsy. Pancreatic nodule therapy t...

CONTEXT Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue is a standard for specimen preservation, and as such FFPE tissue banks are an untapped resource of histologically-characterized specimens for retrospective biomarker investigation for pancreatic disease. OBJECTIVES We use liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to compare FFPE specimens from three different ...

CONTEXT Cigarette smoking is a known risk factor of pancreatic disease. Nicotine--a major cigarette tobacco component--can traffic through the circulatory system and may induce fibrosis and metastasis, hallmarks of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic adenocarcinoma, respectively. However, at the biomolecular level, particularly in pancreatic research, the effects of nicotine remain unresolved. ...