A Resected Case of Carcinoma of the Pancreatic Tail with Distant Colon Metastasis

• Published in: Nippon Shokaki Geka Gakkai zasshi Vol. 33; no. 9; pp. 1676 - 1680
• Main Authors: Ashizawa, Tatsuto, Yamamoto, Keiichirou, Katsumata, Kenji, Sumi, Tetsuo, Nagashima, Kazuhiro, Murohashi, Takashi, Nakamura, Yuuki, Mochizuki, Makoto, Aoki, Tatsuya, Koyanagi, Yasuhisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery 2000
• Subjects: hematogenous metastasis; pancreatic carcinoma; secondary colon carcinoma

We report an extremely rare case of carcinoma of the pancreatic tail with distant colon metastasis. A 75year old man complaining of abdominal pain was admitted because of ileus. Obstruction and stenosis of the descending colon were recognized by barium-enema and colonoscopy. An ill-defined tumor adj...