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Review Case Reports
Soft-tissue metastasis revealing a pancreatic adenocarcinoma: one case report and a review of literature.
- Yousra Akasbi, Samia Arifi, Mohammed El Idrissi, Mohammed Shimi, Faouzi Boutayeb, Abdelmjid El Mrini, and Omar El Mesbahi.
- Medical Oncology Unit, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
- Pan Afr Med J. 2012 Jan 1;11:32.
AbstractSoft tissue metastases from pancreatic adenocarcinoma are rare lesions and can be the source of diagnostic confusion both clinically and pathologically. To our knowledge, one patient has been reported on with soft tissue lesions that ultimately disclose a pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We report here on a patient who presented with a metastatic soft tissue lesion in the trochanter, and the buttocks, as the initial manifestation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Soft tissue metastasis from pancreatic carcinoma is a rare finding. Clinicians should be aware that metastatic soft tissue lesions could be the initial presenting sign for pancreatic cancer. Also, the immunohistochemical staining for CK 7 and 19 may be helpful for the diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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