A case report of a prostate cancer metastasis in the pancreas exhibiting vascular encasement.

Lauren Phung, Pei-Kang Wei, Alexander D Pyden, Robert M Najarian, Leo L Tsai

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Lauren PhungDivision of MRI, Abdominal Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Ansin 230, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Pei-Kang WeiDivision of MRI, Abdominal Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Ansin 230, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Alexander D PydenDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Ansin 230, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Robert M NajarianDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Ansin 230, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Leo L TsaiDivision of MRI, Abdominal Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Ansin 230, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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Abstract

We report a patient who presented with a 4-month history of intermittent epigastric pain. Computed tomography (CT) angiography of the abdomen demonstrated a stenotic celiac trunk but also encasement of the common proper hepatic artery, gastroduodenal artery, and proper hepatic artery by an ill-defined hypoattenuating mass of the pancreatic head. Biopsy confirmed metastatic prostate cancer to the pancreas that occurred 4 years after radiation and androgen deprivation therapy. A follow-up staging study demonstrated an osseous metastasis at the T4 spinous process. This case demonstrates an unusual case of prostate metastasis to the pancreas with the involvement of a main abdominal vessel. With treatment improvements leading to longer survival rates from prostate cancer, radiologists should be aware of atypical metastases that may arise in the long term.

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Metastatic prostate cancerPancreatic metastasesProstate cancer

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PMID38226048

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.041

PMCPMC10788366

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