Acinar Cell Carcinoma of Pancreas: Report of Case in Which Function of Carcinomatous Cells Was Suspected

Case Reports1 November 1943ACINAR CELL CARCINOMA OF PANCREAS: REPORT OF CASE IN WHICH FUNCTION OF CARCINOMATOUS CELLS WAS SUSPECTEDMANDRED W. COMFORT, M.D., F.A.C.P., HUGH R. BUTT, M.D., F.A.C.P., ARCHIE H. BAGGENSTOSS, M.D., ARNOLD E. OSTERBERG, M.D., JAMES T. PRIESTLEY, M.D.MANDRED W. COMFORT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HUGH R. BUTT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ARCHIE H. BAGGENSTOSS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARNOLD E. OSTERBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES T. PRIESTLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-5-808 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe are reporting a case of acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas in which values for enzymatic activity in the serum were many times greater than those usually encountered in cases of carcinoma of the pancreas. These values were so high that we entertained the possibility that functioning of the acinar cell carcinoma contributed to their height.CASE REPORTA man, aged 49 years, a Polish printer, was admitted to the Mayo Clinic September 9, 1940. During the preceding 10 years he had had an ulcerous type of dyspepsia which had been periodic, occurring in attacks of one to two...Bibliography1. SOMOGYI M: Micromethods for the estimation of diastase, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1938, cxxv, 399. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. COMFORTOSTERBERG MWAE: The value of determination of the concentration of serum amylase and serum lipase in the diagnosis of disease of the pancreas, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1940, xv, 427. Google Scholar3. COMFORTOSTERBERG MWAE: Serum amylase and serum lipase in the diagnosis of disease of the pancreas, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1940, xxiv, 1137. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. EWING J: Neoplastic diseases, Fourth edition, 1940, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, p. 38. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication February 5, 1942. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byATYPICAL ACINAR CELL NODULES OF THE HUMAN PANCREASMORPHOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREASAmylase-producing ovarian neoplasm with pseudo-meigs' syndrome and elevated pleural fluid amylase.Case report and ultrastructureUltrastructural, histochemical, and biochemical studies of two cases with amylase, ACTH, and β-MSH producing tumorSyndrome of pancreatic disease, subcutaneous fat necrosis and polyserositisCarcinoma of the exocrine pancreas: Pathologic aspectsMiscellaneous Enzymes in Human CancerPankreasSyndrom des metastasierenden lipasebildenden PankreasadenomsA morphologic study of pancreatic carcinoma with reference to multiple thrombiStudies of amylase activity in pleural effusions and ascitesCarcinoma of the pancreas. Effect of histological type and grade of malignancy on its behaviorThe Diagnosis of Cancer of the Pancreas 1 November 1943Volume 19, Issue 5Page: 808-816KeywordsPancreasUlcers Issue Published: 1 November 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...