Metastasis from colon carcinoma in the dorsal pancreas of a patient with pancreas divisum: report of a case.
The authors report the case of a 45-year-old woman who suffered from epigastric pain and was operated on 3 years before for colon cancer. The clinical investigation revealed that the patient had colon cancer metastasis to the dorsal pancreas of a pancreas divisum.
Pereira-Lima
J C
JC
Department of Gastroenterology, Santa Casa University Hospital of the Porto Alegre School of Medical Sciences, Brazil.
Coral
G P
GP
Bayer
L R
LR
da Silva
C P
CP
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery