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- Title
Diabetic ketoacidosis as the presenting manifestation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with cystic features.
- Authors
Kaya, Tezcan; Korkmaz, Sumeyye; Vargol, Erdem; Karacan, Alper; Cinemre, Hakan
- Abstract
The common presenting symptoms of pancreatic cancer are abdominal pain, weight loss, and jaundice. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis is a very rare emergent clinical condition. However, pancreatic ductal cystadenocarcinoma presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis was not reported. We describe a 60-year-old man with pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis as the initial manifestation. It must be kept in mind that in diabetic ketoacidosis cases, the precipitating factor may be pancreatic ductal cystadenocarcinoma.
- Subjects
TUMOR treatment; DIABETIC acidosis; RISK factors of pancreatic cancer; ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER treatment; PATIENTS
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1304-7361
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1016/j.tjem.2016.05.001