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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Depression preceding the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Mafalda Ferreira, Hélder Moreira, Helder Esperto, Armando Carvalho

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mafalda FerreiraInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal mafalda.alvesferreira@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-3385
Hélder MoreiraPathology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.
Helder EspertoInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-4267
Armando CarvalhoInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitario de Coimbra EPE, Coimbra, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is the tumour related to higher rates of depression. Several papers have validated the association between pancreatic cancer and depression. It was noticed that in some cases the psychiatric symptoms precede the somatic ones. We present a case of a progressive and incapacitating diffuse abdominal pain, initially attributed to psychosomatic disorder. This hindered a timely correct diagnosis leading to a poor outcome. A pancreatic adenocarcinoma in an unresectable stage was confirmed by histopathology. The patient underwent chemotherapy.

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DepressionDrug TherapyAbdominal PainAntidepressive AgentsFatigueFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMirtazapinePancreatic NeoplasmsAntidepressive AgentsMirtazapineDepressive disorderPancreatic cancer

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PMID33542022
PMCPMC7868186

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