MUCIN-PRODUCING TUMOR OF THE PANCREAS

Authors
FORNIELES JR DURAN FG MUNOZCALERO A GOMEZ EG SENENT C HERNANDEZ L PRIETO ML MURO A LOUREDO A COS E
Citation
Jr. Fornieles et al., MUCIN-PRODUCING TUMOR OF THE PANCREAS, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas, 89(9), 1997, pp. 721-725
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas → ACNP
ISSN journal
11300108
Volume
89
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
721 - 725
Database
ISI
SICI code
1130-0108(1997)89:9<721:MTOTP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We report a case of a mucin-producing tumor of the pancreas, a rare ne oplasm of which only a few cases have been described in Europe. The fi nding of progressive hyperamylasemia without abdominal pain suggests t he presence of this type of tumor. At endoscopic retrograde cholangio- pancreatography (ERCP), mucinous excretion and ductal dilatation were found. Its prognosis is better than adenocarcinoma.