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Pancreatic pseudocysts due to a lymph node metastasis: a case report

Author(s) -

Kohei Shitara,

Kazuo Hara,

Y Satoh

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

gastroenterology insights

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2036-7422

pISSN - 2036-7414

DOI - 10.4081/gi.2009.e5

Subject(s) - medicine , vomiting , lymph node , radiology , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreatic cancer , lymph node metastasis , metastasis , lymph , pancreatic pseudocyst , esophageal cancer , cancer , pancreas , surgery , pathology

A 69-year-old female with recurrent esophageal cancer and multiple lymph node metastases and vomiting was admitted to our hospital. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a lymph node metastasis that had become cystic and enlarged, and was suggested to be the cause of the vomiting. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration showed squamous cell carcinoma and elevated amylase in the cystic tumor. Although a rare cause of pancreatic pseudocyst, lymph node metastasis from an advanced cancer should be considered

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