title: A family history of pancreatic cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago, IL, US.
authors.forename: Rajesh N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Keswani
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noffsinger
authors.forename: Irving
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: 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