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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;66(3):275-7.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(10)80058-9. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction

R A George  1 , J Debnath  2 , S S Kumar  3 , D Banerjee  4 , R Bhardwaj  5 , L Satija  6
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Case Reports

Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction

R A George et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2010 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Nephrectomy; Pancreatic metastases; Renal cell carcinoma.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(a) Axial CECT abdomen image showing enhancing lesion in the tail of pancreas (arrow) posterior to the stomach which is distended with oral contrast medium. (b) Axial CECT abdomen image showing enhancing nodular lesion in the uncinate process of pancreas (white arrows); the right renal fossa is occupied by bowel loops with no local tumour recurrence.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Coronal reformatted arterial phase image of the CECT abdomen showing hypervascular enhancing lesions in the liver (straight white arrow), uncinate process (notched white arrow) and tail of pancreas (straight black arrow).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
(a)Histopathological examination (HPE) (200x): Section shows normal pancreas (short arrow) separated by fibrous stroma (curved arrow) from the tumour (long arrow). (b) HPE (400x): Section shows tumour cells arranged in nests separated by delicate fibro vascular stroma. The tumour cells show clear cytoplasm and pleomorphic nuclei.
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