Pancreatic head carcinoma

Case contributed by Fakhry Mahmoud Ebouda , 4 Sep 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mohammad A. ElBeialy, 4 Sep 2014

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Findings was changed:

Marked diffuse dilatation of intrahepatic biliary radicles. The CBD and pancreatic ducts are dilated until the obstructing irregular mass giving rise to the double duct sign.

Hiatus hernia is incidentally noted.

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Body was changed:

Pancreatic head mass with obstructive jaundice. It was proved histologically to be an adenocarcinoma.

  • -<p>Pancreatic head mass with obstructive <a href="/articles/jaundice">jaundice</a>. It was proved histologically to be an <a href="/articles/pancreatic-ductal-adenocarcinoma-staging">adenocarcinoma</a>.</p>
  • +<p>Pancreatic head mass with obstructive <a title="Jaundice" href="/articles/jaundice">jaundice</a>. It was proved histologically to be an <a href="/articles/pancreatic-ductal-adenocarcinoma-staging">adenocarcinoma</a>.</p>

References changed:

  • 1- Meng Z, Xu YK, Zhang YP. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography of pancreaticobiliary duct dilation due to pancreatic carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2009;28 (1): 113-5. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18524063">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
  • 2- Menges M, Lerch MM, Zeitz M. The double duct sign in patients with malignant and benign pancreatic lesions. Gastrointest. Endosc. 2000;52 (1): 74-7. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mge.2000.105775">doi:10.1067/mge.2000.105775</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10882966">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
  • 3- Meng Z, Xu YK, Zhang YP. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography of pancreaticobiliary duct dilation due to pancreatic carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2009;28 (1): 113-5. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18524063">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>

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