A 20-year-old female patient with no significant medical history was referred to us
for a large pancreatic mass with a 3-month history of worsening back pain radiating
to the epigastrium. She also developed postprandial emesis, early satiety, persistent
belching, fatigue, and a 40-pound unintentional weight loss. On exam, her hemodynamic
parameters and the abdominal exam were unremarkable. Laboratory values, including
blood count, chemistry, and liver function test, were unremarkable except for an elevated
carcinoembryonic antigen (31.5 ng/mL).
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Publication history
Published online: July 07, 2022
Accepted:
May 18,
2022
Footnotes
Author contributions: Manuscript conception (PC, KI); Drafting of the manuscript (BK, PC, AP); Critical revision of the manuscript (PC, KI).
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