Santorinicele in a patient with unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Intern Med
; 47(1): 33-5, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18176002
ABSTRACT
A santorinicele is defined as a focal cystic dilatation of the terminal portion of the dorsal pancreatic duct at the minor papilla; most cases have been reported in patients with pancreas divisum. It has been suggested that a santorinicele results from a combination of a minor papilla obstruction which prevents the flow of pancreatic juice and a weakness of the duodenal wall where the dorsal pancreatic duct terminates. However, these conditions can occur in patients with invasive ductal cancer in the pancreatic head. We encountered a rare case of a santorinicele with unresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head in an 81-year-old woman.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancreatic Cyst
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Pancreatic Ducts
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Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Adenocarcinoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article