Pancreatic Cancer in a Young Male in His Twenties
- Author:
Seung-Ho BAEK
1
;
Seung Soo LEE
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
So Hyun KIM
;
Jihye LIM
;
Joune Seup LEE
;
Myung-Hwan KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:3
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine 2020;95(1):50-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Abstract: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide. The risk of developing pancreatic cancer increases with age. Pancreatic cancer is seen mostly in the elderly; patients under the age of 30 years are rare. Known risk factors for pancreatic cancer include genetic mutations, smoking, chronic pancreatitis, and diabetes mellitus. We report a case of pancreatic cancer in a 27-year-old man without the PRSS1 mutation. Chronic pancreatitis and smoking may have contributed to the development of pancreatic cancer in this patient. We also conducted a literature review on early onset pancreatic cancer.
