Carcinoma head of the pancreas masquerading as hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Cancer of the pancreas is the primary malignant tumour of the pancreas commonly seen in the elderly. Hepatitis B virus infection is not a known marker of the disease, but patient with carcinoma head of the pancreas presenting with epigastric mass with positive hepatitis B infection in the region of...

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Published in:Nigerian journal of medicine 2014-10, Vol.23 (4), p.355
Main Authors: Omonisi, A E, Adisa, A O, Olaofe, O O, Omoniyi-Esan, G O, Olasode, B J
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Language:English
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Summary:Cancer of the pancreas is the primary malignant tumour of the pancreas commonly seen in the elderly. Hepatitis B virus infection is not a known marker of the disease, but patient with carcinoma head of the pancreas presenting with epigastric mass with positive hepatitis B infection in the region of the world with high endemicity for hepatitis B virus infection may cause diagnostic pitfall. To present a case of carcinoma head of the pancreas masqueradingas hepatocellular carcinoma A review of the case note, autopsy findings including gross and microscopic examinations and literature was done. An elderly woman with history of weight loss and cigarette smoking.There was an epigastric mass and the liver was enlarged. The serum hepatitis B antigen was positive. Autopsy revealed an ill-defined mass in the head of the pancreas with metastasis to the liver. Things are not always what they seem.
ISSN:1115-2613