title: Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from pancreatic cancer: a case report.
abstract: Most cases of disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow (DCBM) arise from gastric cancer. DCBM from pancreatic cancer is very rare. We herein present a case of DCBM from pancreatic cancer.
  
  
  
  A 57-year-old man was referred to our hospital for severe lumbago. Laboratory data indicated that he suffered from disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Non-contrast abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple bone masses but no other abnormal findings. Left iliac bone marrow biopsy revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cells. Positron emission tomography (PET)-CT showed diffuse abnormal uptake in the bones and tail of the pancreas. Contrast whole-body CT showed a tumor measuring approximately 28 mm in diameter with poor enhancement in the tail of the pancreas. The patient's final diagnosis was pancreatic cancer located in the tail of the pancreas with diffuse bone metastases and DIC. His DCBM was thus believed to originate from the pancreatic cancer. He succumbed to the disease approximately 2 months after admission to our hospital.
  
  
  
  We herein describe a case of pancreatic cancer located in the tail of the pancreas with diffuse bone metastases and DIC, which, in our case, was DCBM. Therefore, in cases of DCBM with an unknown primary tumor, pancreatic cancer should be considered during differential diagnosis.
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
authors: Hiroki
authors: H
authors: Namikawa
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. yatakemoto@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp.
authors: Yasuhiko
authors: 0000-0002-3051-1667
authors: Y
authors: Takemoto
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
authors: Ayako
authors: A
authors: Makuuchi
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
authors: Shigeki
authors: S
authors: Kinuhata
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
authors: Mina
authors: M
authors: Morimura
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.|Department of Emergency and General Practice, Higashi Sumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, 3-2-66, Takaai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 546-0014, Japan.
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Ikebe
authors: Department of Palliative Care, Higashi Sumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, 3-2-66, Takaai, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 546-0014, Japan.
authors: Hiromu
authors: H
authors: Tanaka
authors: Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
authors: Taichi
authors: T
authors: Shuto
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Diffuse bone metastases; Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Pancreatic cancer