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KMID : 0882420130840020254
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2013 Volume.84 No. 2 p.254 ~ p.258
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A Case of Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis Caused by Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Ampulla of Vater
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Kang Jong-Sik
Kim Myung-Hwan
Lee Sung-Koo
Lee Jae-Kwang
Lee MIn-Jung
Jung Min-Jung
Kim Jin-Hee
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Abstract
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Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the ampulla of Vater is a rare occurrence. We report a case of acute recurrent pancreatitis caused by metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the ampulla of Vater. The patient manifested acute recurrent pancreatitis 10 years after a nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma and was presumed to have obstructive pancreatitis secondary to an ampullary mass. Duodenoscopy revealed an ampullary mass, and the patient was finally diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. With insertion of a pancreatic stent via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, the acute pancreatitis was resolved. When an ampullary mass is observed in a patient with a history of renal cell carcinoma, the possibility of ampullary metastasis of the renal cell carcinoma should be considered, as this is a potential etiology of acute recurrent pancreatitis.
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KEYWORD
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Ampulla of Vater, Carcinoma, Renal cell, Metastasis, Pancreatitis
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