Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy

Pancreatic cancer remains a challenge both diagnostically and therapeutically. The typical sites of metastases in pancreatic cancer include the liver and peritoneum. Other less common sites are the lung, brain, kidney, and bone. Skeletal metastases are less prevalent in occurrence but contribute to...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Wasif Saif, Natalie Galanina, L. Ravage-Mass, Kristin Kaley, Daniel Cornfeld, Lynne Lamb, David Chhieng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/634975
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Natalie Galanina
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Kristin Kaley
Daniel Cornfeld
Lynne Lamb
David Chhieng
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description Pancreatic cancer remains a challenge both diagnostically and therapeutically. The typical sites of metastases in pancreatic cancer include the liver and peritoneum. Other less common sites are the lung, brain, kidney, and bone. Skeletal metastases are less prevalent in occurrence but contribute to significant morbidity associated with pancreatic cancer. The prevalence of osseous metastases remains unknown but has been estimated to be between 5% and 20%. The most common osseous lesions are osteolytic in nature, but the osteoblastic ones are extremely rare. Here, we report an interesting case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with exclusive bone metastases and discuss briefly the possible pathogenesis.
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spelling doaj-art-5b61b62d32bc4587833ceed7b6539eb22025-02-03T01:12:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/634975634975Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal PancreatectomyMuhammad Wasif Saif0Natalie Galanina1L. Ravage-Mass2Kristin Kaley3Daniel Cornfeld4Lynne Lamb5David Chhieng6Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY 10032, USASchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USASchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USASchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USASchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USASchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USASchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USAPancreatic cancer remains a challenge both diagnostically and therapeutically. The typical sites of metastases in pancreatic cancer include the liver and peritoneum. Other less common sites are the lung, brain, kidney, and bone. Skeletal metastases are less prevalent in occurrence but contribute to significant morbidity associated with pancreatic cancer. The prevalence of osseous metastases remains unknown but has been estimated to be between 5% and 20%. The most common osseous lesions are osteolytic in nature, but the osteoblastic ones are extremely rare. Here, we report an interesting case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with exclusive bone metastases and discuss briefly the possible pathogenesis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/634975
spellingShingle Muhammad Wasif Saif
Natalie Galanina
L. Ravage-Mass
Kristin Kaley
Daniel Cornfeld
Lynne Lamb
David Chhieng
Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy
Case Reports in Medicine
title Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy
title_full Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy
title_fullStr Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy
title_full_unstemmed Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy
title_short Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy
title_sort bone metastasis as the only metastatic site in a patient with pancreatic cancer following distal pancreatectomy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/634975
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