Isoamylases in Pancreatic Carcinoma and Chronic Relapsing Pancreatitis

Abstract

Pancreatic isoamylases were determined in serum and in duodenal aspirate in 7 patients with pancreatic carcinoma and in 13 patients with chronic relapsing pancreatitis. The serum activities were abnormally low in 3 cases with cancer and in 7 cases with pancreatitis. In 2 cases with normal pancreatic isoamylase activities in serum, pancreatic disease was reflected by an abnormal isoamylase pattern. Thus the serum amylase determination was abnormal in 12 of the 20 patients.

Key-words:

• Amylase isoenzymes
• chronic pancreatitis
• pancreatic carcinoma
• pancreatic function test
• trypsin