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Pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic cancer: a case showing biphasic radiological and histological patterns

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Abstract

We present a case of pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic cancer with biphasic radiological patterns: demarcated nodules, irregularly shaped opacities showing the so-called ‘air-space pattern’, and both typical and atypical radiological findings. The histology of the demarcated nodules was poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma identical to the pancreatic tumor, while that of the irregularly shaped opacities was well-differentiated adenocarcinoma showing a lepidic growth pattern. Pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic cancer may contain components of various differentiations showing different radiological findings.

Index terms

Lungs, neoplasms
Computed tomography
Pancreas, neoplasms

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Takashi Okafuji is a graduate student of Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Shuji Sakai is a Radiologist at Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Kengo Yoshimitsu is a Radiologist at Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Akio Furuya is a Radiologist at Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Shuji Matsuura is a Pathologist at Department of Anatomical Pathology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Takahiko Horiuchi is a Physician at Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Sciences, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Atsushi Nonami is a Physician at Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Sciences, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Hiroshi Honda is a Radiologist at Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.

Hiroyasu Soeda is a Radiologist at Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.