An unusual presentation of pancreatic carcinoma in childhood.
Carcinoma of the pancreas is rare in the pediatric population, with only 58 cases described in subjects under 16 years of age. The clinical presentation generally consists of abdominal pain and mass. We present a case of carcinoma of the pancreas in an 11-year-old girl, with abdominal pain and unusual behavior.
Weisselberg
B
B
Pediatric Department A, Sheba Medical Center Israel, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan.
Yahav
J
J
Ben-Ami
T
T
Engelberg
S
S
Morag
B
B
Sack
J
J
D000005:Abdomen; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014705:Verbal Behavior