| 4 | Pancreatic panniculitis and elevated serum lipase in metastasized acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report and review of literature显示文摘BACKGROUND Pancreatic panniculitis is an extremely rare condition associated with different underlying pancreatic disorders and characterized by subcutaneous fat necrosis induced by elevated serum lipase levels.These lesions usually affect the lower extremities and may precede abdominal symptoms of pancreatic disease.Acinar cell carcinoma(ACC)of the pancreas is a rare pancreatic neoplasm,accounting for only 1%-2%of pancreatic tumors in adults.We present the case of a 72-year-old man with ACC of the pancreatic head and synchronous liver metastases.Both the primary tumor and liver metastases were resected.Serum lipase was elevated before surgery and decreased to normal postoperatively.Rising serum lipase levels at follow-up led to the diagnosis of hepatic recurrence.This disease progression was then accompanied by pancreatic panniculitis,with subcutaneous fat necrosis and acute arthritis.To the best of our knowledge,only 4 cases have been reported in the literature and each showed a similar association of serum lipase levels with pancreatic panniculitis and progression of ACC.CONCLUSION Clinical symptoms and progression of ACC may correlate with serum lipase levels,suggesting potential usefulness as a follow-up biomarker. | Rainer Christoph Miksch Tobias S Schiergens Maximilian Weniger Matthias Ilmer Philipp M Kazmierczak Markus O Guba Martin K Angele Jens Werner Jan G D'Haese | 2020 | World Journal of Clinical Cases2020，8，21： | 0 |
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