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25.11.2019 | Case Report
Carcinoma in situ of the pancreas with pancreatic duct stricture persistent for 4 years diagnosed by serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytologic examination (SPACE)
verfasst von:
Sawako Kuruma, Masataka Kikuyama, Kazuro Chiba, Kensuke Yoshimoto, Terumi Kamisawa, Goro Honda, Shinichiro Horiguchi, Jun Nakahodo
Erschienen in:
Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology
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Ausgabe 3/2020
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Abstract
Serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytologic examination (SPACE) by nasopancreatic tube placement can give us an opportunity to diagnose early-stage pancreatic cancer with higher sensitivity and specificity compared with conventional pancreatic cytology by one-time pancreatic juice aspiration or pancreatic duct brushing. We performed SPACE in a patient with persistent pancreatic duct stricture (PDS) with gradually advancing pancreatic parenchyma atrophy (PPA) in the pancreas tail. The result of SPACE was suggestive of pancreatic carcinoma, and distal pancreatectomy was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen revealed carcinoma in situ of the pancreas. The present case could indicate that any PDS becomes a candidate for SPACE especially in a patient with PPA, although the PDS remains unchanged for a long period.