Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer carries poor prognosis. Establishing the diagnosis early could help in improving outcome. We are presenting a case of pancreatic cancer with delayed diagnosis. Our 60-year-old patient underwent multiple endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies with no evidence of malignancy. He had no...
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| author | Sunil Badami Htay Htay Kyi Sunil Upadhaya Samer Al Hadidi |
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| description | Pancreatic cancer carries poor prognosis. Establishing the diagnosis early could help in improving outcome. We are presenting a case of pancreatic cancer with delayed diagnosis. Our 60-year-old patient underwent multiple endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies with no evidence of malignancy. He had normal molecular tumor biomarkers. The patient needed 8 months to receive the diagnosis and initiate the treatment. There are no specific guidelines regarding choice of tissue sampling modalities in such cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a6f299a93e840c1ad3e95e786068a752022-12-22T00:14:32ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752017-09-0110381982310.1159/000480076480076Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed DiagnosisSunil BadamiHtay Htay KyiSunil UpadhayaSamer Al HadidiPancreatic cancer carries poor prognosis. Establishing the diagnosis early could help in improving outcome. We are presenting a case of pancreatic cancer with delayed diagnosis. Our 60-year-old patient underwent multiple endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsies with no evidence of malignancy. He had normal molecular tumor biomarkers. The patient needed 8 months to receive the diagnosis and initiate the treatment. There are no specific guidelines regarding choice of tissue sampling modalities in such cases.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/480076Pancreatic cancerEndoscopic ultrasoundTumor marker |
| spellingShingle | Sunil Badami Htay Htay Kyi Sunil Upadhaya Samer Al Hadidi Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis Case Reports in Oncology Pancreatic cancer Endoscopic ultrasound Tumor marker |
| title | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_full | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_short | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Masquerading as Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis with Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_sort | pancreatic adenocarcinoma masquerading as idiopathic chronic pancreatitis with delayed diagnosis |
| topic | Pancreatic cancer Endoscopic ultrasound Tumor marker |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/480076 |
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