2005 Volume 20 Issue 2 Pages 114-118
A 63-year-old man with a wandering abdominal tumor was admitted to a nearby hospital. CT and MRI demonstrated a 4-cm diameter tumor adjacent to the head of the pancreas. Laparotomy revealed that the tumor originated in the lower part of the pancreatic head and protruded into the transverse mesocolon. Frozen section of the tumor revealed adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. The patient was treated with chemoradiotherapy and was referred to our hospital 3 months later. He underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with colectomy. Histopathological examination revealed mucinous carcinoma of the pancreas. Few similar cases have been reported. We attribute the “wandering tumor” of our case to acquired insufficient fixation of the pancreas head and duodenum caused by rapid weight loss.
