Metachronous colonic metastasis from pancreatic cancer presenting as mechanical obstruction: a case report.
Colonic metastasis from pancreatic cancer is extremely rare. We present the case of a 64-year-old man who developed colonic metastasis of pancreatic cancer 2 years after distal pancreatectomy. The level of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) was elevated to 5133.0 U/ml. Pathologic diagnosis was a metastasis from the primary pancreatic cancer. Based on the present case, colonic metastasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of colonic mass with elevated CA 19-9 and history of curative resection of primary pancreatic cancer.
Department of Pathology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1435, Jwa-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-896, Korea.
Woogyeong
W
Kim
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1435, Jwa-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-896, Korea. Electronic address: chosai81@gmail.com.
Yedaun
Y
Lee
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
Case report; Colonic metastasis; Mechanical obstruction; Pancreatic cancer