Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Tumour Metastases in the Pancreas

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Abstract
Acute pancreatitis is an unusual feature of non-pancreatic neoplasia. The presentation and clinical course of 7 patients with carcinoma metastatic to the pancreas is reported. In 5 the initial presentation was acute pancreatitis, and in the remaining 2 the diagnosis was made at autopsy. The primary sites of cancer were in the stomach (5 patients), bronchus (1 patient) and tonsil (1 patient).

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