title: Isolated pancreatic metastasis of extremity myxoid liposarcoma: Report of a case.
abstract: Myxoid liposarcoma (ML) has a high predilection for extrapulmonary sites of metastases, including intra-abdominal metastases, but pancreatic involvement is extremely rare. Here, we report the case of a 66-year-old male patient, who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for isolated pancreatic metastasis of ML of the left lower extremity that had been excised 6 years before. Completion pancreatectomy was necessitated afterwards for a delayed haemorrage associated with pancreatic fistula. Currently the patient is alive with no evidence of disease. Highly selected patients with isolated pancreatic metastasis of soft tissue sarcoma may benefit from a curative surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy. fabiocarb@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carboni
authors.forename: Giuseppe Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ettorre
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lepiane
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Francesco Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Di Matteo
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santoro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed