Open AccessPancreatic adenocarcinoma with early esophageal metastasis: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Ethan Burns,
Saro Kasparian,
Usman Khan,
Maen Abdelrahim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v11.i2.83
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , pancreatic mass , dysphagia , malignancy , radiology , metastasis , esophagus , cervical lymphadenopathy , biopsy , pancreas , pathology , cancer , disease
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is an aggressive malignancy with a high propensity to metastasize. Esophageal metastasis manifesting as dysphagia is rarely reported in the literature and has not to our knowledge been reported prior to the appearance of the primary disease.