A 66-year-old male patient presented to our department with subcutaneous nodules in both lower extremities accompanied by pain. Skin pathology suggested pancreatic panniculitis. Subsequent imaging and histopathology identified a rare case of pancreatitis-panniculitis-polyarthritis syndrome secondary to a primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor. This case highlights the rare association between nonpancreatic conditions and pancreatic panniculitis.
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Am J Dermatopathol
February 2025
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, 1st Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
A 66-year-old male patient presented to our department with subcutaneous nodules in both lower extremities accompanied by pain. Skin pathology suggested pancreatic panniculitis. Subsequent imaging and histopathology identified a rare case of pancreatitis-panniculitis-polyarthritis syndrome secondary to a primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor.
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July 2023
Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
Scott Med J
February 2020
Medical Doctor, Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal.
J Pediatr Surg Case Rep
May 2015
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Pancreatitis-Panniculitis-Polyarthritis (PPP) syndrome is rare and its physiopathology unclear. A 6-year old boy suffered of traumatic pancreatitis complicated by PPP syndrome. Extensive investigations demonstrated high levels of pancreatic lipase and fatty acids in the affected peripheral tissues.
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