Vaginal metastasis of pancreatic cancer

Vaginal metastasis from pancreatic cancer is an extreme case and often indicates a poor prognosis. We present a case of pancreatic carcinoma with metastasis to the vagina that was discovered by vaginal bleeding. To our knowledge, this is the third case in the world of a primary pancreatic adenocarci...

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Published in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 20; no. 124; p. 124
Main Authors:	Benhayoune, Khadija, El Fatemi, Hinde, El Ghaouti, Meryem, Bannani, Abdelaziz, Melhouf, Abdelilah, Harmouch, Taoufik
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015 The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - chemistry Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - complications Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - secondary Aged Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis Biopsy Case Report Female Hemorrhage - etiology Humans Keratin-19 - analysis Keratin-20 - analysis metastases pancreatic cancer Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed vagin Vagina Vaginal Neoplasms - chemistry Vaginal Neoplasms - complications Vaginal Neoplasms - pathology Vaginal Neoplasms - secondary Vagin metastases pancreatic cancer
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Summary:	Vaginal metastasis from pancreatic cancer is an extreme case and often indicates a poor prognosis. We present a case of pancreatic carcinoma with metastasis to the vagina that was discovered by vaginal bleeding. To our knowledge, this is the third case in the world of a primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma discovered of symptoms from a vaginal metastasis.
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ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2015.20.124.5927