title: Elevated erythropoietin and multicystic neoplasm of the pancreas.
abstract: Cystic lesions of the pancreas are more frequently recognized due to the widespread use of improved imaging techniques. There are a variety of pancreatic cystic lesions with different clinical presentations and malignant potentials, and their management depends on the type of the cysts. Although the early recognition of a cystic neoplasm with malignant potential provides an opportunity of early surgical treatment, the precise diagnosis of the cystic neoplasm can be a challenge, largely due to the lack of reliable biomarkers of malignant transformation. We report a case of a large, multicystic neoplasm within the body and tail of the pancreas complicated by elevated erythropoietin, which is likely related to the malignant transformation of the pancreatic neoplasm.
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Nai
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Kalyani
authors: K
authors: Regeti
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Sabrina
authors: S
authors: Arshed
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Mohammed Amzad
authors: MA
authors: Hossain
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Zhang
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Hongxiu
authors: H
authors: Luo
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Shilpi
authors: S
authors: Singh
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Teena
authors: T
authors: Mathew
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Islam
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Shuvendu
authors: S
authors: Sen
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Abdalla M
authors: AM
authors: Yousif
authors: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, N.J., USA.
authors: Jozsef
authors: J
authors: Duhl
keywords: Biomarker; Cystic neoplasm; Erythropoietin; Pancreas