[Bronchial epidermoid carcinoma with unusual disclosure].
Dissemination has often occurred before the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary cancer. Pancreatic metastases are exceptional and are very rarely the revealing manifestation. The authors report a case of a tumour of the pancreas which led to the discover of an bronchogenic epidermoid carcinoma. The relationship between these two tumours lead to the proposed hypothesis of pancreatic metastasis of a bronchogenic carcinoma. Although this situation is rare, the preoperative work-up for bronchogenic carcinoma should include computed tomography of the pancreas if the abdominal echography does not allow complete visualization of the pancreas in cases with suggestive digestive disorders. If a tumour is observed in the pancreas, scan-guided needle biopsy should be performed to enable the histological examination.
Département des Maladies Respiratoires et Allergiques, C.H.U., Reims.
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Perdu
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Varini
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D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Carcinome épidermoïde bronchique de révélation inhabituelle.