title: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: A 64-year-old man with a remote history of left radical nephrectomy presented with a recurrent mass in the renal bed. Computed tomography findings suggested a mass in the bed of the psoas. On laparoscopic exploration, he had metastasis to the tail of the pancreas. We describe our surgical management and the patient's postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8915, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ellison
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed