Pancreatic carcinoma in fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes: An eastern India perspective

Pancreatic carcinoma in fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes: An eastern India perspective

Fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is a rare cause of diabetes (<1%) of uncertain etiology associated with >100-fold increased risk of pancreatic cancer. We present 3 patients of FCPD with pancreatic cancer who had long duration of diabetes (19 years, 25 years, and 28 years, respectively...

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Main Authors: Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Deep Dutta, Kaushik Biswas, Triranjan Sanyal, Sujoy Ghosh, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Subhankar Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Carcinoma pancreas
calcific pancreatitis
diabetes
fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=8;spage=486;epage=488;aulast=Chakraborty

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