title: [Colony stimulating factor producing carcinoma of the pancreas--a case report].
abstract: Reported is the case of a 71-year-old male patient with a pancreatic carcinoma that showed marked leucocytosis of up to 71300/mm3. Tests revealed that the patient's granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in serum was 0.65 ng/ml and 0.74 ng/ml in pleural effusion, these values almost triple the values of a normal control (0.20 in serum, 0.25 ng/ml in pleural effusion). These findings have indicated that the tumor itself was responsible for producing the inflated values of the granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. This case of a G-CSF-producing pancreatic carcinoma is discussed, along with a review of the pertinent literature.
authors: 2nd Dept. of Surgery, Gunma Univ. School of Med.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ohwada
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Miyamoto
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Fujii
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kuribara
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Teshigawara
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Oyama
authors: H
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authors: Ishii
authors: T
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authors: Joshita
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authors: Izuo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D000368:Aged; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006098:Granulocytes; D006801:Humans; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor