title: Case report: A hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis in the distal pancreas.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma is a highly malignant neoplasm. Extrahepatic metastases are found in 64% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The lungs, regional lymph nodes, kidney, bone marrow and adrenals are common sites of metastases. Pancreatic metastases are not common (<5%). A case report of a hepatocellular carcinoma with a metastasis in the distal pancreas is presented. A resection of the primary tumour and metastasis was carried out with the patient still alive 16 months after resection. This case illustrates that hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with a single local metastasis can be reasonably considered although a cure has not been established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Texler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pierides
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Maddern
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed