Familial Pancreatic Cancer at Elderly Siblings in Japan

JOURNAL TITLE: Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology

Author
1. Kenji Bando
2. Shin Yamamoto
3. Teru Kumagi
4. Masanori Abe
5. Norio Horiike
6. Keitaro Kawasaki
7. Satoshi Takeji
8. Takatoshi Murakami
9. Yohei Kashimoto
ISSN
2231-5047
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1296
Volume
9
Issue
1
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Emeritus, Ehime University, Toon City, Japan
    1. Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, SaiseikaiImabari Hospital, Imabari, Japan
    1. Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon City, Japan
    1. Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, SaiseikaiImabari Hospital, Imabari, Japan
    1. Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, SaiseikaiImabari Hospital, Imabari, Japan
    1. Department of Pathology, Saiseikai Imabari Hospital, Imabari, Japan
    1. Emeritus, Ehime University, Toon City, Japan
    1. Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
  • Article keywords
    Cancer risk, Elderly siblings, Familial pancreatic cancer

    Abstract

    Two female siblings aged 87 and 90 years were clinically diagnosed as pancreatic cancer by abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal contrast-enhanced CT. Pancreatic cancer of these patients was confirmed during the autopsy. Both patients shared risk factors of pancreatic cancer; old age, diabetes, and passive smoking. Strong family history of pancreatic cancer was found in these two patients as their father and younger brother were also suffering from this cancer. The present study seems to report two eldest cases of familial pancreatic cancer in siblings.

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