Infection Masquerading as Recurrence of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Cautionary Tale

We present a case of a 59-year-old male undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for his pancreatic adenocarcinoma post-surgical resection. He had an acute rise in carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 level, which raised suspicion of metastatic disease. Instead, the patient was diagnosed to have a liver abscess,...

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Autores principales: Arivazhagan, Sowbharnika, Kantamani, Deepti, Tanner, Natalee E, Kundranda, Madappa N, Stagg, M. Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540411
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8424059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540411
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17010

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