title: Chronic pancreatitis and pseudocyst formation secondary to carcinoid tumor of the pancreas.
abstract: The incidence of chronic pancreatitis has been increasing in the western world. Although chronic alcohol abuse accounts for 90% of adult cases, the physician must be aware of the multiplicity of causes for chronic pancreatitis. We present a case of obstruction of the pancreatic duct and chronic pancreatitis caused by a primary carcinoid tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gettenberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zimbalist
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000209:etiology*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*