A Case of Acinar Cell Carcinoma of Pancreas, Manifested by Subcutaneous Nodule as Initial Clinical Symptom.
10.4166/kjg.2010.55.2.139
- Author:
Seung Hun JANG
1
;
Sung Youn CHOI
;
Jae Hoon MIN
;
Tae Wan KIM
;
Ji Ae LEE
;
Sun Jeong BYUN
;
Jae Woong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jwa.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Pancreas;
Carcinoma;
Acinar cell;
Suncutaneous fat;
Necrosis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Acinar Cell/*diagnosis/surgery/ultrasonography;
Fat Necrosis/pathology;
Humans;
Keratins/metabolism;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pancreatic Neoplasms/*diagnosis/surgery/ultrasonography;
Subcutaneous Fat/*pathology;
Synaptophysin/metabolism;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2010;55(2):139-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pancreas acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) accounts for only 1-2% of pancreatic exocrine malignant tumor. The symptoms of patients with ACC are usually non-specific, for example the anorexia and weight loss. Patients may develop Schmid's triad including subcutaneous fat necrosis, polyarthritis, and eosinophilia. We reported a case of ACC which was manifested by subcutaneous nodule as initial clinical symptom. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ACC presenting as subcutaneous fat necrosis in Korea.
