Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.  2015 Oct;20(4):216-221. 10.15279/kpba.2015.20.4.216.

Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm with an Associated Invasive Carcinoma Manifested by Acute Pancreatitis

• Kim JS
• Lee SH
• Han SJ
• Choi JH
• Kang J
• Jang DK
• Ryu JK
• Kim YT

• KMID: 2448500
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15279/kpba.2015.20.4.216

Abstract

Idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP) is defined as acute pancreatitis for which the standard initial evaluation has failed to reveal the etiology. Although a tumor is a rare cause of IAP, it is important to consider it in advance, because prognosis is poor if diagnosis is delayed. We describe a case of presumed IAP at the index presentation that was finally diagnosed as intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with an associated invasive carcinoma in a 70-year-old woman after surgery to remove a mass identified during follow-up endoscopic ultrasonography. Therefore, this is a case in which suspicion of malignancy and follow-up endoscopic ultrasonography helped to appropriately diagnose and treat the tumor.

Keyword

Acute pancreatitis; Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Invasive carcinoma

MeSH Terms

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Diagnosis
Endosonography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mucins*
Pancreatitis*
Prognosis
Mucins