title: Pancreatic panniculitis.
abstract: We describe a rare case of a patient with pancreatic adenocarcinoma who presented initially with a rash on her lower legs. Skin biopsy showed lobular panniculitis and characteristic "ghost" adipocytes consistent with pancreatitic panniculitis. This clinical case is an interesting example where a seemingly innocuous skin condition heralds an underlying malignant disease process.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System. samsyyang@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sam Shiyao
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Gwyneth Shook Ting
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Soon
authors.forename: Derrick Chen-Wee
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Aw
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology