Successfully treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the head of the pancreas by a pancreatoduodenectomy 10 years after a radical nephrectomy.

Yamada, Takayuki; Roppongi, Takashi; Maemura, Michio; Tokizawa, Nobuyuki; Fujii, Takanao; Takeyoshi, Izumi; Ohwada, Susumu; Morishita, Yasuo

doi:10.3919/jjsa.63.701

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“…12,13 However, according to recent studies, only 1%-3% of metastatic pancreas tumors from RCC were resected successfully. 12,14 Despite this, the most effective treatment reported for solitary pancreatic metastasis from RCC is resection, which can result in a 5-year survival rate of 25%-35%. 15 In fact, there are no reports of 5-year survival except after surgery.…”

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Resection of a Solitary Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma with a Gallbladder Carcinoma: Report of a Case

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Most metastatic pancreatic tumors are detected at an advanced stage and are not considered suitable for surgery; however, resection is sometimes indicated for a solitary pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and improves the prognosis. We report such a case, in which the hilar liver was resected with lymph node dissection and distal pancreatectomy. Histological examination revealed regional lymph node metastasis of gallbladder carcinoma (GBC), but all the surgical margins were free of cancer. Postoperative extra-beam radiation therapy was delivered to the hepatic portal lesion to prevent GBC recurrence. The patient remains disease-free 14 months after the completion of radiation therapy. Thus, if all affected areas can be resected, the prognosis associated with pancreatic metastasis from RCC may be favorable.

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