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Pancreatic metastasis in a case of small cell lung carcinoma diagnosed by EUS

Volume 26 · Issue 1 Publish Date: January 15, 2015
Tarkan Karakan Mustafa Cengiz Mehmet İbiş Nalan Akyürek Selahattin Ünal
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Volume 26 · Issue 1

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Copyright © 2015 Tarkan Karakan, Mustafa Cengiz, Mehmet İbiş, Nalan Akyürek, Selahattin Ünal

Tarkan Karakan
Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Mustafa Cengiz
Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Mehmet İbiş
Department of Internal Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Nalan Akyürek
Departments of Pathology and the Intensive Care Unit Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara
Selahattin Ünal
Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Gastroenteroloji Anabilim Dalları, Ankara
Karakan, T., Cengiz, M., İbiş, M., Akyürek, N., & Ünal, S. (2015). Pancreatic metastasis in a case of small cell lung carcinoma diagnosed by EUS. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 26(1), 53–55. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.3687
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Abstract Small-cell lung carcinoma represents a group of highly malignant tumors characterized by early and widespread metastais even at the time of diagnosis. However, the pancreas is a relatively infrequent site of metastasis by this neoplasm. A 57-year-old patient was admitted with an intense cough and complaints of abdominal discomfort. A chest X-Ray showed no evidence of lung mass but did show signs of lymphadenopathy. In addition, there was little evidence for malignancy based on a transbronchial needle aspiration. In contrast, there was a mass in the head portion of the pancreas. We diagnosed a case of small-cell lung carcinoma metastasis in the pancreas by using an endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. This case demonstrates that endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy is an important tool in the diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic neoplasms.

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Journal Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume / Issue Volume 26 · Issue 1
Pages 53-55
DOI 10.5152/tjg.2015.3687
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Published Online January 15, 2015
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Copyright (c) 2015 Tarkan Karakan, Mustafa Cengiz, Mehmet İbiş, Nalan Akyürek, Selahattin Ünal
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Tarkan Karakan
Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Mustafa Cengiz
Department of Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Mehmet İbiş
Department of Internal Medicine, Divison of Gastroenterology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Nalan Akyürek
Departments of Pathology and the Intensive Care Unit Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara
Selahattin Ünal
Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Gastroenteroloji Anabilim Dalları, Ankara
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Karakan, T., Cengiz, M., İbiş, M., Akyürek, N., & Ünal, S. (2015). Pancreatic metastasis in a case of small cell lung carcinoma diagnosed by EUS. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 26(1), 53–55. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.3687
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