Pancreatic metastases from ocular malignant melanoma: the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration to establish a definitive cytologic diagnosis: a case report

Pancreatic metastases from ocular malignant melanoma: the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration to establish a definitive cytologic diagnosis: a case report

Abstract Background When encountering solid pancreatic lesions, nonpancreatic primary metastases are rare and differentiating a metastasis from a primary neoplastic lesion is challenging. The clinical presentation and radiologic features can be similar and the possibility of a pancreatic metastasis...

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Main Authors: Diogo Turiani Hourneaux De Moura, Danielle Azevedo Chacon, Ryan Tanigawa, Martin Coronel, Spencer Cheng, Éverson L. A. Artifon, José Jukemura, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux De Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Endoscopic ultrasound
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
Melanoma
Uveal melanoma
Metastatic melanoma
Pancreatic metastasis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-016-1121-2

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