Diagnosis of synchronous pancreatic and ampullary adenocarcinomas during the COVID-19 pandemic

Multiple primary tumors occur in 5-10 % of the population. However, synchronic neoplasms diagnosed within six months of one another is a rarity. We report the case of a patient initially diagnosed with a pancreatic cyst and a synchronous pancreatic and ampullary adenocarcinoma eleven months later.

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Published in:	Revista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 114; no. 2; p. 116
Main Authors:	Hernández, Anjara, Betancor, Isabel, Amaral, Carla, García, Sonia, Benítez, Federica, Gimeno-Garcia, Antonio Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Spain Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestivas 01-02-2022
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - epidemiology Ampulla of Vater - diagnostic imaging Ampulla of Vater - pathology Ampulla of Vater - surgery Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - epidemiology COVID-19 Humans Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Pancreatic Neoplasms - epidemiology Pandemics SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:	Multiple primary tumors occur in 5-10 % of the population. However, synchronic neoplasms diagnosed within six months of one another is a rarity. We report the case of a patient initially diagnosed with a pancreatic cyst and a synchronous pancreatic and ampullary adenocarcinoma eleven months later.
ISSN:	1130-0108
DOI:	10.17235/reed.2021.8212/2021