Background: Sister Mary Joseph Nodule (SMJN) is a rare metastatic umbilical nodule with primary tumor genital or gastrointestinal sites. Pancreas location for metastases. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma associated SMJN usually arise from the body and tail of pancreas. We report case SMJ nodule’s as cutaneous manifestation pancreatic head cancer. Case Report: A 59-year-old man, presented epigastric, b...

Pancreas cancer is a lethal cancer as the majority patients are diagnosed at an advanced incurable stage. Despite improvements in diagnostic modalities and management strategies, including surgery and chemotherapies, the outcome of pancreas cancer remains poor. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an important imaging tool for pancreas cancer. For decades, resected pancreas cancer and other cancer sp...

Pankreas kanseri, dünyada yaygın kanser çeşitleri arasında 14. sırada, kansere bağlı mortalite sıralamasında 7. sırada yer almaktadır. İnsidansı giderek artmakta olup erken tanı ve tedavinin önemi büyüktür. Agresif yapısından dolayı hızlı yayılır ölümcül sonuçlar doğurur. Zamanında konulmuş hastalarda küratif tedavi şansı cerrahi rezeksiyon (Whipple ameliyatı) ile sağlanabilir. Tedavi sonrası n...

Contrasting with improved survival for most other gastrointestinal cancers, the 5-year survival of patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas remains low at a dismal 4%. In 2000, an estimated 28,300 patients were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States These patients can expect to benefit from some progress in management. Minimally invasive procedures such as helical comp...

We report the first case of early gastric cancer just above a heterotopic pancreas for which the differential diagnosis was carcinoma arising from heterotopic pancreas. Routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in an 83-year-old man with sigmoid colon cancer revealed a gastric cancer in the lesser curvature of the antrum. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for evaluating the depth of tumor invasio...

introduction : severepain is a major problem in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. the goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (ts) on pain control in these patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer. methods:between years 2000 to 2011, 20 patients suffering from unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent ts due to severe pain. they w...

Materials and methods 122 pts (M: 65; F: 57), over 70 years of age, affected with pancreatic pathologies, were considered. Pre-existing comorbidities were mainly represented by: hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, cardiac valve disease. Percutaneous and or endoscopic US-guided biopsy of the pancreas for histopathologic demonstration o...

abstract background solid pseudo-papillary tumor of the pancreas (sptp) is a rare disease with a low malignant potential. though it shows low malignant potential 10% to 15% of the cases show aggressive behavior with metastatic involvement of the liver. the symptoms include abdominal discomfort and abdominal pain. it is very rare in early years of age. this is the case of a 10 year old girl with...

Abstract Background Solid pseudo-papillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP) is a rare disease with a low malignant potential. Though it shows low malignant potential 10% to 15% of the cases show aggressive behavior with metastatic involvement of the liver. The symptoms include abdominal discomfort and abdominal pain. It is very rare in early years of age. This is the case of a 10 year old girl wi...

PURPOSE To assess patient views regarding the value of genetic counselling for familial pancreas cancer in the absence of predictive genetic testing. PATIENTS AND METHODS At-risk adults with three or more relatives with pancreas cancer received genetic counselling prior to research screening via endoscopic ultrasound. Questionnaires were mailed after the visit to assess perceived value of the...