Carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as mechanical obstruction of the colon.
This purports to be the first recorded case of carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as a mechanical obstruction of the colon. The literature relating to some other rare modes of presentation is reviewed, and a comment made on the desirability of routine post-mortem studies.
D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*