1996
DOI: 10.1007/bf00311990
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A case of transverse colon cancer secondarily involving the liver, duodenum, and pancreas

Abstract: A 68-year-old woman presented with transverse colon cancer invading the liver, duodenum, and pancreas. The patient underwent a curative resection including a right hemicolectomy, partial hepatectomy, and pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). The pathological examination showed adenocarcinoma of the colon with a direct extension into the duodenum, liver, and pancreas. Several lymph nodes were also involved. The patient is still alive and disease-free 2 years and 6 months after the operation. This case illustrates that … Show more

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“…Pancreas invasion was not demonstrated in any of our patients. Direct invasion of the liver is a very rare event occurring only after duodenal or pancreatic involvement by a large mass [2,4,13,17]. It was the case for one patient in our series presenting with a very large tumor treated with en bloc liver resection (16 Â 13 cm).…”
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confidence: 93%
“…Pancreas invasion was not demonstrated in any of our patients. Direct invasion of the liver is a very rare event occurring only after duodenal or pancreatic involvement by a large mass [2,4,13,17]. It was the case for one patient in our series presenting with a very large tumor treated with en bloc liver resection (16 Â 13 cm).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%