title: Mucin-producing cystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, a case report, 7-year follow-up period.
abstract: Mucinous ductal ectasia is recognized as a premalignant disease. Recently, we have encountered a patient with a mucin-producing neoplasm of the pancreas, who had been under periodic observation for chronic pancreatitis for 7 years prior to diagnosis of carcinoma and surgery. A 54-year-old male who had been investigated with US, CT and ERCP for chronic pancreatitis developed a mucin-producing ductal carcinoma of the pancreas. In this case a series of US and ERCP images obtained during the 7-year period had demonstrated insidious growth of the tumor. Pancreaticoduodenectomy was carried out, and the histopathological diagnosis was mucin-producing adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. The patient has been well and has suffered no recurrence for 2 years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawarada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mizumoto
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*