Pancreatic Carcinoma in Brothers

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Letters and Corrections1 August 1982Pancreatic Carcinoma in BrothersNGUYEN MANH DAT, M.D., STEPHEN J. SONTAG, M.D.NGUYEN MANH DAT, M.D., STEPHEN J. SONTAG, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-282_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We would like to report the case of a patient with pancreatic carcinoma whose two brothers died from the same disease.A 54-year-old white man was admitted to our hospital in May 1981 with abdominal pain and jaundice. Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with metastasis to the liver was found at surgery. A brother of the patient, a 48-year-old man with recent onset of diabetes, was admitted to a California hospital in July 1981 for abdominal pain and jaundice. Exploratory laparotomy showed metastasis to the liver and an 8 x 5-cm hard mass in the tail of the...References1. MACDERMOTTKRAMER RP. Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in four siblings. Gastroenterology. 1973;65:137-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. FRIEDMANFIALKOW JP. Carcinoma of the pancreas in four brothers. Clin Gen. 1976;9:463-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. REIMERFRAUMENIOZOLSBENDER RJRR. Pancreatic cancer in father and son. Lancet. 1977;1:911-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LINKESSLER RI. A multifactorial model for pancreatic cancer in man: epidemiologic evidence. JAMA 1981;245:147-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. RAKHOV P. Malignant tumor of the pancreas in two sisters. Questions in Oncology. 1976;22:90-2. (Rus.) Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Hines, IL 60141 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFamilial Pancreatic Cancer at Elderly Siblings in JapanHow to Manage Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas in High-Risk IndividualsFamilial Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaClinical importance of Familial Pancreatic Cancer Registry in Japan: a report from kick-off meeting at International Symposium on Pancreas Cancer 2012Identifying people at a high risk of developing pancreatic cancerHereditary Pancreatic CancerThe Yield of First-Time Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Screening Individuals at a High Risk of Developing Pancreatic CancerFamilial Pancreatic CancerAetiology of pancreatic cancerCharacterization of FAMPAC, a newly identified human pancreatic carcinoma cell line with a hereditary backgroundMolecular Pathogenesis of Pancreatic CancerMolecular technology and pancreatic cancerEvidence for a major gene influencing risk of pancreatic cancerFamiliäres PankreaskarzinomFamilial pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer and fibrinogen storage diseaseGenetics of Pancreatic CancerPancreatic adenocarcinoma: epidemiology and genetics.Familial pancreatic cancer in South LouisianaFamilial pancreatic adenocarcinoma: association with diabetes and early molecular diagnosis.Reported family aggregation of pancreatic cancer within a population-based case-control study in the francophone community in Montreal, CanadaPancreatic CancerFamilial pancreatic adenocarcinoma and HLA-typing.Cancer of the pancreas in two brothers and one sisterFamilial pancreatic adenocarcinoma in three generations. A case report and a review of the literatureFamilial Pancreatic CancerMARTIN M. GRAJOWER, M.D.Pancreas 1 August 1982Volume 97, Issue 2Page: 282-282KeywordsAbdominal painAdenocarcinomaLaparotomyLiverPancreasSurgery Issue Published: 1 August 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...