Plummer-Vinson syndrome associated with solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas

• 作 者: Fahmi Yousef Khan A Haleem EL-Hiday Nader A Morad
• 机 构: Department of Medicine,Hamad General Hospital,Doha 3050,Qatar,
• 出 处: Chinese Medical Journal
• 发表日期: 2007年17期
• 关键词: Plummer-Vinson syndrome pancreas solid-pseudopapillary tumor

Plummer-Vinson syndrome(PVS),also known asPaterson-Kelly syndrome or sideropenic dysphagia ischaracterized by dysphagia,iron deficiency anemia andesophageal webs.This syndrome is known to beassociated with an increased risk of hypopharyngealand/or cervical esophageal cancer.Three to 15 percent ofthe patients with PVS,mostly women between 15 and 50years of age,have been reported to develop esophageal orpharyngeal cancer.There is a decreasing trend in the

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS), also known as Paterson-Kelly syndrome or sideropenic dysphagia is characterized by dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia andesophageal webs. This syndrome is known to beassociated with an increased risk of hypopharyngeal / / cervical esophageal cancer. Thh to 15 percent of the patients with PVS, mostly women between 15 and 50years of age, have been reported to develop esophageal orphangengeal cancer. There is a decreasing trend in the