Resection for Pancreatic Cancer Lung Metastases
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 326-328, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-10931
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive solid tumor. Patients with metastases from pancreatic cancer have poor survival rates. Here, we report the outcomes of 6 patients for whom resection of lung metastases was performed after a pancreatectomy to treat pancreatic cancer.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the perioperative clinical data of patients with lung metastases resulting from primary pancreatic cancer who were treated with lung resection between 2008 and 2015. We report 6 cases where lung resection was performed to treat lung metastases after a pancreatectomy.RESULTS:
The number of lung metastases was 1 in 5 cases and 2 in 1 case. The surgical procedures performed to treat the lung metastases included 4 wedge resections and 2 lobectomies. The cell type of the primary tumor and metastases was tubular adenocarcinoma in 5 cases and intraductal papillary-mucinous carcinoma in 1 case. All 6 patients survived with a mean follow-up period of 65.6 months, although the disease recurred in 2 patients.CONCLUSION:
Resection of lung metastases resulting from primary pancreatic cancer may lengthen survival, provided the patient can tolerate surgery.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Adenocarcinoma
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Survival Rate
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Lung
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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