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Metastatic Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung To Pancreas Mimicking As Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report
Deepti Sukheeja1, Lakshmi Agarwal2, Pradeep Choudhary3
1Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College & Associated Group of Hospitals , Kota, Rajasthan, India .
Abstract:
Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of lung is a highly malignant tumour and is notorious for early and widespread metastasis at the time of presentation. However, metastasis to pancreas occurs uncommonly. Metastatic lesions comprise of 3% of all pancreatic malignancies. We hereby present a rare case report where patient presented with symptoms of acute pancreatitis & diagnosed with SCC of lung, retrospectively. This case emphasize that acute pancreatitis can be a manifestation of malignancy and fine needle aspiration cytology can play a diagnostic role in such cases.
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