A case report of a solitary pancreatic metastasis of an adrenocortical carcinoma.
BMC Surg
; 15: 93, 2015 Jul 31.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Solitary metastases to the pancreas are rare. Therefore the value of resection in curative intention remains unclear. In the literature there are several promising reports about resection of solitary metastasis to the pancreas mainly of renal origin. CASE PRESENTATION Here we report for the first time on the surgical therapy of a 1.5 cm solitary pancreatic metastasis of an adrenocortical carcinoma. The metastasis occurred almost 6 years after resection of the primary tumor. A partial pancreatoduodenectomy was performed and postoperatively adjuvant mitotane treatment was initiated. During the follow-up of 3 years after surgery no evidence of tumor recurrence occurred.CONCLUSION:
Resection of pancreatic tumors should be considered, even if the mass is suspicious for metastatic disease including recurrence of adrenocortical cancer.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Neoplasias de la Corteza Suprarrenal
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Carcinoma Corticosuprarrenal
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Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Surg
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania