Journals / Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 2

Acute pancreatitis as a presenting symptom in a patient with pancreatic metastasis of a small cell lung carcinoma: A case report

Başlangıç bulgusu akut pankreatit olan pankreas metastazlı küçük hücreli akciğer karsinomu: Olgu sunumu

Pages
137–139
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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We concluded that when cases of acute pancreatitis in patients with small cell lung carcinoma are encountered, the possibility of metastase-induced acute pancreatitis should be considered as well as that the only presenting symptom could be the acute pancreatitisis and that pancreatic metastases found in these patients, should be treated aggressively.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Pancreatic metastases are relatively common in advanced lung cancers, but metastase-induced acute pancreatitis is very unusual.
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Conclusion & Impact:We concluded that when cases of acute pancreatitis in patients with small cell lung carcinoma are encountered, the possibility of metastase-induced acute pancreatitis should be considered as well as that the only presenting symptom could be the acute pancreatitisis and that pancreatic metastases found in these patients, should be treated aggressively.
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Abstract

Pancreatic metastases are relatively common in advanced lung cancers, but metastase-induced acute pancreatitis is very unusual. In this report, we documented a case of pancreatic metastases of small cell lung carcinoma induced acute pancreatitis. A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with severe epigastric pain and nausea for 24 hours. He had been smoking 25 cigarettes a day for 40 years. There was no history of alcohol consumption or cholesystectomy. Pancreatic enzymes and bilirubin levels were elevated. Radial endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) showed multiple pancreatic hypoechoic masses. Thoracal computerized tomography showed 70 mm and 20 mm masses with irregular margins at the mediastinum and left lung hilus, respectively. Biopsies were taken by using linear endoscopic ultraound (EUS) for the mediastinal mass, pancreatic mass and celiac lymphadenopathy at the same procedure. Three biopsy materials were reported as small cell lung carcinoma in histopathologic evaluation. We concluded that when cases of acute pancreatitis in patients with small cell lung carcinoma are encountered, the possibility of metastase-induced acute pancreatitis should be considered as well as that the only presenting symptom could be the acute pancreatitisis and that pancreatic metastases found in these patients, should be treated aggressively.

Özet

Pankreatik metastazlar, ileri dönem akciğer kanserlerinde oldukça yaygındır, ancak metastazların indüklediği akut pankreatit çok nadir izlenir. Bu yazıda, küçük hücreli akciğer karsinomunun pankreatik metastazının indüklediği akut pankreatitli bir olguyu sunduk. Yetmişdört yaşında erkek hasta, hastanemize 24 saattir süren şiddetli karın ağrısı ve bulantı şikayeti ile başvurdu. Kırk yıldır günde 25 adet sigara içme öyküsü mevcut. Alkol kulanımı veya kolesistektomi öyküsü yoktu. Pankreas enzimleri ve bilüribin seviyeleri yüksekti. Radiyal endoskopik ultrasonografi çok sayıda pankreatik hipoekoik kitleler gösterdi. Toraks BT’de, mediastende ve sol akciğer hilusunda sırasıyla, 70 mm ve 20 mm büyüklüğünde düzensiz sınırlı kitleler izlendi. Mediastinal kitle, pankreatik kitle ve çöliyaktaki lenfadenopatiden, aynı seansta, lineer endoskopik ultrasonografi (EUS) kullanılarak biyopsiler alındı. Histopatolojik değerlendirmede 3 biyopsi materyali küçük hücreli karsinom olarak bildirildi. Sonuç olarak, küçük hücreli akciğer karsinomu olan akut pankreatit geçiren olgularla karşılaşıldığında, pankreatik metastaza bağlı akut pankreatit olabileceği hatırlanılması gerektiği gibi, sadece akut pankreatit şikayetleri ile de başvurabilecekleri hatırda tutulmalıdır ve pankreatik metastazları bulunan bu hastalar etkin biçimde tedavi edilmelidir.

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ASLAN, F., ÜNSAL, B., BUYRAÇ, Z., ALPER, E., SERİN, A. İ., BAYDAR, B., AKPINAR, Z. (2022). Acute pancreatitis as a presenting symptom in a patient with pancreatic metastasis of a small cell lung carcinoma: A case report. Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 2, 137–139. https://ajindex.com/articles/514742

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