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Ultrasound-Guided Orthotopic Implantation of Murine Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Published on: November 19, 2019
Concurrent lymphoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Jiun Miin Lai1, Peter Crowley, Mehrdad Nikfarjam
1Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Context:
Retroperitoneal lymph node enlargement in patients with pancreatic cancer is sometimes treated as incurable disease. Non-metastatic causes of lymphadenopathy should however be considered.
Case Reports:
Two cases of significant retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy in the setting of pancreatic cancer, treated by pancreaticoduodenectomy and lymph node dissection are described. Both cases had a final diagnosis of concurrent pancreatic cancer and lymphoma with no evidence of pancreatic lymph node metastasis on histopathology.
Discussion:
We discuss the patterns of normal lymph node involvement in pancreatic cancer and lymphoma.
Conclusion:
Interpretation of staging imaging is important in patients with pancreatic cancer. Not all enlarged lymph node should be attributed to pancreatic cancer.
