A case of pancreatic metastasis from a papillary thyroid carcinoma mimicking pancreatic cancer = 췌장암과 감별하기 어려웠던 갑상선 유두암의 췌장 전이 1예

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dc.contributor.authorJ H Lee-
dc.contributor.authorD K Lee-
dc.contributor.authorS I Jang-
dc.contributor.authorH K Choi-
dc.contributor.authorC I Park-
dc.contributor.authorJi Eun Yun-
dc.contributor.authorS W Hong-
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T09:56:35Z-
dc.date.available2017-04-19T09:56:35Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.issn0225-1747-
dc.identifier.urihttps://oak.kribb.re.kr/handle/201005/12210-
dc.description.abstractPapillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has a good prognosis and a low incidence of distant metastases. It is extremely rare for PTC to metastasize to the pancreas. Only five cases have been previously reported worldwide. Most cases are discovered incidentally by abdominal computed tomography (CT) or positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) during follow-up studies after thyroidectomies. Pancreatic metastasis of PTC is usually unidentifiable by a whole-body I131 scan, a common follow-up modality. When a pancreatic mass is found in patients with PTC, it must be differentiated from pancreatic cancer. In previous reports, patients with pancreatic metastases of PTC underwent operations for therapeutic diagnosis or underwent fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNAB). However, it is unclear whether the benefit of an operation outweighs the risk. We experienced a case of PTC with pancreatic metastasis that was found on PET-CT. Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) was performed to evaluate the characteristics of the pancreatic mass and pathological confirmation was obtained cytologically via EUS-FNA.-
dc.publisherKorea Soc-Assoc-Inst-
dc.titleA case of pancreatic metastasis from a papillary thyroid carcinoma mimicking pancreatic cancer = 췌장암과 감별하기 어려웠던 갑상선 유두암의 췌장 전이 1예-
dc.title.alternativeA case of pancreatic metastasis from a papillary thyroid carcinoma mimicking pancreatic cancer-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.citation.titleKorean Journal of Medicine-
dc.citation.number2-
dc.citation.endPage192-
dc.citation.startPage187-
dc.citation.volume87-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorJi Eun Yun-
dc.contributor.alternativeName이지훈-
dc.contributor.alternativeName이동기-
dc.contributor.alternativeName장성일-
dc.contributor.alternativeName최홍규-
dc.contributor.alternativeName박찬익-
dc.contributor.alternativeName윤지은-
dc.contributor.alternativeName홍순원-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationKorean Journal of Medicine, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 187-192-
dc.identifier.doi10.3904/kjm.2014.87.2.187-
dc.subject.keywordCancer of the thyroid-
dc.subject.keywordPancreatic cancer-
dc.subject.keywordFine-needle aspiration-
dc.subject.keywordEndoscopic ultrasonography-
dc.subject.localCancer of the thyroid-
dc.subject.localpancreatic cancer-
dc.subject.localPancreatic cancer-
dc.subject.localFine-needle aspiration-
dc.subject.localEndoscopic ultrasonography-
dc.description.journalClassN-
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