Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2021; 9(31): 9680-9685
Published online Nov 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9680
Metachronous squamous cell carcinoma of pancreas and stomach in an elderly female patient: A case report
Ji Hyun Kim, Chang Don Kang, Kyungyul Lee, Kyu-Hyoung Lim
Ji Hyun Kim, Chang Don Kang, Kyu-Hyoung Lim, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Kangwon Do, South Korea
Kyungyul Lee, Department of Pathology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Kangwon Do, South Korea
Author contributions: Kang CD was the patient’s doctor; Kim JH performed endoscopy; Kim JH and Lim KH contributed to reviewing of literature and drafting of manuscript; Lee K performed histological analysis; Lim KH supervised this study and revised the manuscript.
Informed consent statement: We could not receive written informed consent for publication as the patient had already passed away.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Kyu-Hyoung Lim, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, 156 Baengnyeong-ro, Chuncheon 24341, Kangwon Do, South Korea. kyuhyoung.lim@kangwon.ac.kr
Received: July 13, 2021
Peer-review started: July 13, 2021
First decision: August 19, 2021
Revised: August 25, 2021
Accepted: September 10, 2021
Article in press: September 10, 2021
Published online: November 6, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Pancreatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and gastric SCC are very rare malignancies with aggressive behavior, poor prognosis, and no standardized therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of metachronous gastric SCC occurring at three years after curative resection of pancreatic cancer.