2001 Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 130-131
A case who had pancreatic cancer during the course of the chronic pancreatitis is reported. A man of heavy drinker was diagnosed as pancreatolithiasis in 33 years old. He continued drinking. Abdominal CT and ERCP demonstrated typical findings of chronic pancreatitis in 50 years old. He was admitted to our hospital again complaining of back pain in 55 years old. Abdominal CT showed irregular mass in the uncus of the pancreas. ERCP showed stenosis of the main pancreatic duct in the head and body of the pancreas. In laparotomy, a 7cm-sized mass was detected in the head and body of the pancreas. Histological examination was moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. This is the first case who had pancreatic cancer in the course of chronic pancreatitis, in 130 patients with chronic pancreatitis in our hospital.
