Pancreatic metastasis from a solitary fibrous tumor of the kidney: a rare cause of acute recurrent pancreatitis

Yuval A Patel; Sameer Dhalla; Matthew T Olson; Anne Marie Lennon; Mouen A Khashab; Vikesh K Singh

doi:10.1016/j.pan.2013.06.004

Pancreatic metastasis from a solitary fibrous tumor of the kidney: a rare cause of acute recurrent pancreatitis

Pancreatology. 2013 Nov-Dec;13(6):631-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2013.06.004. Epub 2013 Jun 22.

Authors

Yuval A Patel¹, Sameer Dhalla, Matthew T Olson, Anne Marie Lennon, Mouen A Khashab, Vikesh K Singh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: ypatel2@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 24280583
DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2013.06.004

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumors are unusual spindle cell neoplasms that uncommonly originate from the kidney. We report a case of a 43-year old male who presented with acute recurrent pancreatitis secondary to a mass in the head of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) was performed. Cytology revealed solitary fibrous tumor of the kidney. This is the first reported case of solitary fibrous tumor metastasizing to the pancreas and presenting as acute recurrent pancreatitis.

Keywords: Pancreatic metastases; Recurrent pancreatitis; Solitary fibrous tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Endosonography
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / secondary*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
Pancreatitis / etiology
Pancreatitis / therapy*
Recurrence
Solitary Fibrous Tumors / complications*
Solitary Fibrous Tumors / secondary*
Solitary Fibrous Tumors / surgery
Treatment Outcome