Late metastases to the pancreas from resected renal cell carcinoma masquerading as multiple endocrine neoplasia
Danijela Tatovic, David Farrugia, Frank Jewell and Thomas Ulahannan
Corresponding address:
Danijela Tatovic, Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Gloucestershire
Royal Hospital, Gloucester, GL1 3NN, UK.
E-mail: d_tatovic@yahoo.co.uk
We report the case of 58-year-old gentleman with pancreatic masses, possibly of neuroendocrine origin, with the history of renal carcinoma, primary hyperparathyroidism and pituitary cyst. Histological analysis after pancreatectomy revealed metastases from renal cancer. This unusual case illustrates the challenging differential diagnosis between multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome and metastatic renal cell cancer.
Keywords
Renal cell cancer; metastases; pancreas; MEN 1.
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