title: Pancreatic metastasis of leiomyosarcoma in the right thigh: a case report.
abstract: Pancreatic tumors are primary in most of the cases. Pancreatic metastases associated with other primary malignancies, especially pancreatic metastasis of leiomyosarcoma, are uncommon. A 66-year-old woman underwent surgical resection of malignant mesenchymoma (70% osteosarcoma and 30% leiomyosarcoma) in the right thigh. In the postoperative period, a pancreatic mass was identified radiologically by abdominal computed tomography. Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. The surgical specimen revealed leiomyosarcoma metastasized to the pancreas. A metastatic nodule on the remnant pancreatic tail was discovered 9 mo after the first pancreatic resection, and distal pancreatectomy was performed. Cases of pancreatic metastasis from leiomyosarcoma are extremely rare, especially when the tumor was resectable. We report here a unique case of pancreatic metastasis from a leiomyosarcoma in the right thigh that had been treated surgically.
authors: Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam University Medical School, Hakdong 8, Donggu, Gwangju 501757, Korea.
authors: Yang-Seok
authors: YS
authors: Koh
authors: Jung
authors: J
authors: Chul
authors: Chol-Kyoon
authors: CK
authors: Cho
authors: Hyun-Jong
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh