Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm in tropical chronic pancreatitis.
We report a 56-year-old man with chronic calcifying pancreatitis of the tropics (tropical calcific pancreatitis) who had been asymptomatic and on follow up developed a pancreatic mass that was identified as intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. He has been asymptomatic after distal pancreatectomy.
Ramesh
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Department of Surgery, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India. hramesh@vsnl.com
Jacob
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Mahadevan
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications*; D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D014329:Tropical Climate