Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1999 Dec;19(6):990-995.
A Case of Mucinous Ductal Ectasia of the Pancreas Associated with Malignant Ascites and Liver Metastasis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A 71-year-old man was admitted due to abdominal distension and periumbilical pain. He was diagnosed as having mucinous ductal ectasia (MDE) of the pancreas three months prior, but refused an operation. Three months later, an abdominal computed tomography revealed more dilated pancreatic duct, newly developed liver metastasis and ascites in comparison with previous findings. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the cystic lesion in the pancreatic head was conducted and yielded adenocarcinoma. Also, an ascitic fluid cytology determined adenocarcinoma. This patient was diagnosed to be inoperable and received palliative chemotherapy and pain control. The patient expired 5 months after the initial diagnosis.
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