Pancreatic Carcinoma in Brothers
Authors: NGUYEN MANH DAT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1982Pancreatic Carcinoma in BrothersNGUYEN MANH DAT, M.D., STEPHEN J. SONTAG, M.D.NGUYEN MANH DAT, M.D., STEPHEN J. SONTAG, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-282_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We would like to report the case of a patient with pancreatic carcinoma whose two brothers died from the same disease.A 54-year-old white man was admitted to our hospital in May 1981 with abdominal pain and jaundice. Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with metastasis to the liver was found at surgery. A brother of the patient, a 48-year-old man with recent onset of diabetes, was admitted to a California hospital in July 1981 for abdominal pain and jaundice. Exploratory laparotomy showed metastasis to the liver and an 8 x 5-cm hard mass in the tail of the...References1. MACDERMOTTKRAMER RP. Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in four siblings. Gastroenterology. 1973;65:137-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. FRIEDMANFIALKOW JP. Carcinoma of the pancreas in four brothers. Clin Gen. 1976;9:463-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. REIMERFRAUMENIOZOLSBENDER RJRR. Pancreatic cancer in father and son. Lancet. 1977;1:911-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LINKESSLER RI. A multifactorial model for pancreatic cancer in man: epidemiologic evidence. JAMA 1981;245:147-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. RAKHOV P. Malignant tumor of the pancreas in two sisters. Questions in Oncology. 1976;22:90-2. (Rus.) Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Hines, IL 60141 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFamilial Pancreatic Cancer at Elderly Siblings in JapanHow to Manage Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas in High-Risk IndividualsFamilial Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaClinical importance of Familial Pancreatic Cancer Registry in Japan: a report from kick-off meeting at International Symposium on Pancreas Cancer 2012Identifying people at a high risk of developing pancreatic cancerHereditary Pancreatic CancerThe Yield of First-Time Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Screening Individuals at a High Risk of Developing Pancreatic CancerFamilial Pancreatic CancerAetiology of pancreatic cancerCharacterization of FAMPAC, a newly identified human pancreatic carcinoma cell line with a hereditary backgroundMolecular Pathogenesis of Pancreatic CancerMolecular technology and pancreatic cancerEvidence for a major gene influencing risk of pancreatic cancerFamiliäres PankreaskarzinomFamilial pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer and fibrinogen storage diseaseGenetics of Pancreatic CancerPancreatic adenocarcinoma: epidemiology and genetics.Familial pancreatic cancer in South LouisianaFamilial pancreatic adenocarcinoma: association with diabetes and early molecular diagnosis.Reported family aggregation of pancreatic cancer within a population-based case-control study in the francophone community in Montreal, CanadaPancreatic CancerFamilial pancreatic adenocarcinoma and HLA-typing.Cancer of the pancreas in two brothers and one sisterFamilial pancreatic adenocarcinoma in three generations. A case report and a review of the literatureFamilial Pancreatic CancerMARTIN M. GRAJOWER, M.D.Pancreas 1 August 1982Volume 97, Issue 2Page: 282-282KeywordsAbdominal painAdenocarcinomaLaparotomyLiverPancreasSurgery Issue Published: 1 August 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...