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Case Reports
. 2017 May 8;9(5):e1230.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.1230.

Stauffer's Syndrome in Pancreatic Cancer: First Case Report

David Harris  1 , Muhammad W Saif  2
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Case Reports

Stauffer's Syndrome in Pancreatic Cancer: First Case Report

David Harris et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Stauffer's syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome classically associated with renal cell carcinoma. It presents as abnormal hepatic panel in the absence of hepatic disease, which improves with treatment of the cancer and worsens with recurrence. Here, we describe a case of hepatic panel abnormalities in a patient with pancreatic cancer with no evidence of metastatic disease to the liver, primary hepatobiliary etiology, or clear offending medications. We believe this to be the first reported case of Stauffer's syndrome in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Keywords: abnormal liver functions; hypercoagulability; metastases; pancreatic cancer; paraneoplastic syndrome; stauffer's syndrome.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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