A Case of a Cutaneous Metastasis from an Endocrine Pancreatic Carcinoma.
- Author:
Hyok Bu KWON
1
;
Joon Ho LEE
;
Yun Seok CHOI
;
Ai Young LEE
;
Seung Ho LEE
;
Jong Sun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Dongguk University International Hospital,College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang, Korea. heydoc74@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous metastasis;
Pancreatic endocrine carcinoma
- MeSH:
Female;
Gastrinoma;
Glucagonoma;
Humans;
Insulinoma;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pancreas;
Pancreatic Neoplasms;
Somatostatinoma
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2009;47(5):592-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PET) are rare neoplasms of the pancreas and account for less than 5% of all primary pancreatic malignancies. Included in this group are insulinomas, gastrinomas, glucagonomas and somatostatinomas. Collectively, these neoplasms are classified as functional PETs. When a PET is not associated with a clinical syndrome due to hormone oversecretion, it is referred to as a non-functional PET. Non-functionalPETs are pancreatic tumors with endocrine differentiation but lack a clinical syndrome of hormone hypersecretion. Although a pancreatic carcinoma shows aggressive biological behavior, a cutaneous metastasis from a pancreas carcinoma is rare. We report a case of a case of a cutaneous metastasis from an endocrine pancreatic carcinoma in a 50-year-old female that clinically manifested as a painful firm nodule on the back.
