Renal Carcinoma Cell Metastasis into Pancreas : A Single Center Experience
Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
;
: 109-113, 2009.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-173591
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a relative rare tumor, accounting for approximately 3% of adult malignancies. Renal cell carcinoma has a high metastatic potential and is renowned for its ability to spread to almost any organ of the body. Pancreas is a rare site for metastasis from other primary cancers. Moreover, pancreatic metastasis is difficult to differentiate and may be misdiagnosed as a primary pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study was to review our cases of renal cell carcinoma that had metastasized to the pancreas after radical nephrectomy.METHODS:
We did a retrospective review of the records of 4 patients with pathologically confirmed RCC that had metastasized to the pancreas after radical nephrectomy.RESULTS:
Our group of 4 patients consisted of 2 men and 2 women. Their average age was 58.7 years (+/- 10.51 years). The locations within the pancreas were the head, in 2 (50.0%) and the body/tail in 2 (50.0%) patients. The pancreatic metastases were treated by pancreaticoduodenectomy in 2 patients, and by distal pancreatectomy in 2 patients. Median survival duration was 109.0 (+/- 67.3 months) "Median" is associated with an interquartile range (25% to 75%). The number 67.3 appears to be a standard deviation which is associated with the "mean".CONCLUSIONS:
RCC is an unpredictable tumor that may result in a late metastasis even from an early stage. Aggressive surgical management of pancreatic lesions offers a chance of long-term survival.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pancreas
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Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Retrospective Studies
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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Head
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Accounting
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Nephrectomy
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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