A family history of pancreatic cancer.
BACKGROUND
A 65-year-old white male with a family history of pancreatic cancer and a personal history of two episodes of acute pancreatitis was referred to our department in January 2005 by his primary-care physician for an assessment of his pancreatic cancer risk.


METHODS
Physical exam, laboratory investigations, CT scan, endoscopic ultrasonography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.


METHODS
Familial pancreatic cancer.


RESULTS
Subtotal pancreatectomy, referral to genetic counselor, and continued surveillance.
Keswani
Rajesh N
RN
Section of Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago, IL, US.
Noffsinger
Amy
A
Waxman
Irving
I
D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D019160:Endosonography; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed