RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Simkova, Ivona
A1 Urbanek, Karel
A1 Prochazka, Vlastimil
A1 Konecny, Michal
A1 Gregar, Jan
A1 Geierova, Marie
A1 Prochazka, Vit
A1 Buriankova, Eva
T1 Acute pancreatitis as the first manifestation of duodenal MALT lymphoma
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2015
VO 159
IS 4
SP 688
OP 694
DO 10.5507/bp.2015.047
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201504-0028.php
AB Background: Possibly any tumor that can cause mechanical obstruction of the distal bile duct can induce acute pancreatitis. However, acute pancreatitis as the first clinical manifestation of duodenal lymphoma is extremely rare.
Objective: To report the case of a patient with acute pancreatitis as an extremely rare first manifestation of duodenal MALT lymphoma and possible association with erythema nodosum.
Methods: Case report of a 66-year-old woman who was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis caused by infiltration with duodenal lymphoma.
Results: Acute pancreatitis was confirmed by CT imaging. Detailed investigation revealed a duodenal mass causing pancreatic injury. Histological analysis established the diagnosis of MALT lymphoma. The patient's medical history also included erythema nodosum. Complete remission of the malignancy was achieved with chemotherapy.
Conclusion: This is the first published case report of acute pancreatitis caused by the growth of duodenal MALT lymphoma. An association with erythema nodosum is possible.