A Case of Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis Caused by Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Ampulla of Vater.
- Author:
Jong Sik KANG
1
;
Myung Hwan KIM
;
Sung Koo LEE
;
Jae Kwang LEE
;
Min Jung LEE
;
Min Jung JUNG
;
Jin Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mhkim@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ampulla of Vater;
Carcinoma, Renal cell;
Metastasis;
Pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Ampulla of Vater;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Duodenoscopy;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Nephrectomy;
Pancreatitis;
Stents
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;84(2):254-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the ampulla of Vater is a rare occurrence. We report a case of acute recurrent pancreatitis caused by metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the ampulla of Vater. The patient manifested acute recurrent pancreatitis 10 years after a nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma and was presumed to have obstructive pancreatitis secondary to an ampullary mass. Duodenoscopy revealed an ampullary mass, and the patient was finally diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. With insertion of a pancreatic stent via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, the acute pancreatitis was resolved. When an ampullary mass is observed in a patient with a history of renal cell carcinoma, the possibility of ampullary metastasis of the renal cell carcinoma should be considered, as this is a potential etiology of acute recurrent pancreatitis.
