Abstract
Pancreatic metastasis from colorectal cancer is rare, and there have been only a few reports of its preoperative diagnosis by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) with immunohistochemical staining. We herein describe the case of a 77-year-old woman in whom a solitary mass in the pancreatic tail was detected 11 years after rectal cancer resection. The patient also had a history of pulmonary tumor resection. We performed EUS-FNA and a histopathological examination showed adenocarcinoma with CD20+, CD7-, and CDX2+ (similar to her rectal cancer). EUS-FNA enabled a histopathological examination, including immunohistochemical staining, which helped to confirm the diagnosis of pancreatic and pulmonary metastasis from rectal cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 301-305 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Internal Medicine |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colorectal cancer
- EUS-FNA
- Immunohistochemical staining
- Pancreatic metastasis
- Pulmonary metastasis
- Rectal cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine