Article
Pancreatic cancer associated with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor production confirmed by immunohistochemistry.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Dec 1998
Ohtsubo K, Mouri H, Sakai J, Akasofu M, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe H, Gabata T, Motoo Y, Okai T, Sawabu N
Abstract excerpt
We report an 83-year-old man with pancreatic body cancer of 4.5 cm in diameter. Peripheral leukocyte count was 15,700/microl and the serum concentration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) was 123 pg/ml (normal, 6.0-21.9 pg/ml) on admission. Furthermore, not only K-ras codon 12 (GGT...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous
- Fatal Outcome
- Genes, p53
- Genes, ras
- Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Mutation
- Pancreatic Neoplasms