Calcification in Pancreatic Carcinoma
Authors: TOM A. KENDIG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Brief Communication1 July 1966Calcification in Pancreatic CarcinomaTOM A. KENDIG, M.D., F.A.C.P., RICHARD M. JOHNSON, M.D., B. C. SHACKFORD, M.D.TOM A. KENDIG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD M. JOHNSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. C. SHACKFORD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-1-122 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Calcification in primary and metastatic carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract is well documented (1-3), its occurrence in pancreatic carcinoma has not been reported in the English literature of the past 25 years. We report here a case of primary pancreatic carcinoma in which the original tumor showed calcification, and subsequent recurrences in the pancreas, periaortic nodes, liver, and lungs contained extensive calcification.CASE REPORTPatient F. S., a 43-year-old man, was seen on February 11, 1959. He complained of indigestion for approximately 2 weeks and of epigastric burning, occasional left chest and left arm pain and tiredness, with symptoms...References1. BATLAN LE: Calcification within the stomach wall in gastric malignancy. Amer. J. Roentgen. 72: 788, 1954. Google Scholar2. KENDIGGASPARSECRESTSHACKFORD TAMRPGBC: Calcification in gastric carcinoma. Radiology 68: 80, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FREDEIBANDCOLLINS HLJMLC: Calcifications in intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal metastases. Amer. J. Roentgen. 1: 138, 1964. Google Scholar4. JOHNSONZINTEL JRHA: Pancreatic calcification and cancer of the pancreas. Surg. Gynec. Obstet. 117: 585, 1963. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. KENNAR HE: Papillary cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Surgery 9: 65, 1941. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: TOM A. KENDIG, M.D., F.A.C.P.; RICHARD M. JOHNSON, M.D.; B. C. SHACKFORD, M.D.Affiliations: Long Beach, CaliforniaFrom the Departments of Radiology, Medicine, and Pathology, The Harriman Jones Medical Clinic, Long Beach, Calif.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Tom A. Kendig, M.D.211 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, Calif. 90802 . PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChronic Calcifying Pancreatitis Associated with Secondary Diabetes Mellitus and Hepatosplenic Abscesses in a Young Male Patient: A Case ReportMacrophages-induced IL-18–mediated eosinophilia promotes characteristics of pancreatic malignancyPancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Primary Tumor Calcification and Calcified Liver Metastasis: Report of a Rare Case and Review of LiteraturePancreatic Calcifications and Calcified Pancreatic Masses: Pattern Recognition Approach on CTPancreatic mucin-producing adenocarcinoma associated with a pancreatic stone: Report of a caseDuctal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas associated with intratumoral calcificationIs There a Link Between Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer?PankreasExokrines PankreasComputed tomography demonstration of tumor calcification after chemotherapy in a case of pancreatic carcinomaMultiple imaging modalities for the study of pancreatic diseasePancreatic carcinoma 1 July 1966Volume 65, Issue 1Page: 122-124KeywordsDiagnostic radiologyGastrointestinal tractLesionsLiverLungsPainPancreasTechniciansThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...