[An autopsied case of giant small cell carcinoma of the pancreas].
A 58-year-old man who complained of an abdominal tumor was admitted to our hospital. Abdominal CT scan showed that a 15-cm tumor occupied the entire right upper abdomen and that there were ascites and liver metastases. A liver biopsy was performed. The liver biopsy showed a small cell carcinoma pattern, but no definitive origin of the tumor was determined. Considering the extensive peritoneal invasion and multiple liver metastases, he received 2 / courses of cisplatin/etoposide chemotherapy, but his tumor became larger with concomitant abdominal pain and nausea. The patient suddenly died due to multiple organ failure caused by tumor necrosis. The autopsy revealed a pathological diagnosis of primary small cell carcinoma of the pancreas.
Yamagami
Yuko
Y
Dept. of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, Japan.
Ueshima
Shigeyuki
S
Mizutani
Shin
S
Uchikoshi
Fumihiro
F
Ohyama
Tsukasa
T
Yoshidome
Katsuhide
K
Tori
Masayuki
M
Hiraoka
Kazuya
K
Takahashi
Hidekazu
H
Sueyoshi
Koichiro
K
Taira
Masaki
M
Kido
Tetsuo
T
Sakamaki
Yasushi
Y
Yasukawa
Motoaki
M
Oka
Kazumasa
K
Tsujimoto
Masahiko
M
Nakahara
Masaaki
M
Nakao
Kazuyasu
K
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001344:Autopsy; D018286:Carcinoma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography