title: Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas Presenting With Likely Paraneoplastic Features.
abstract: Primary small cell carcinoma of the pancreas (SCCP) is a rare malignancy, and has been associated with paraneoplastic features in only 2 reported cases. We report a rare and fatal case of SCCP with likely paraneoplastic features in a previously well 67-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain. She was found to have abnormal biochemical markers (hyperkalaemia and hyponatraemia) with a normal abdominal CT. Emergency laparotomy identified a mass at the head of the pancreas and liver metastases, she died soon after, and diagnosis was confirmed post-mortem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Timaru General Hospital, Timaru, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caesar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Timaru General Hospital, Timaru, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Timaru General Hospital, Timaru, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Timaru General Hospital, Timaru, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gray