title: Pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: report of three resected cases and review of Japanese cases.
abstract: Metastatic pancreatic tumors from renal cell carcinoma are clinically rare. We report three cases with pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma that occurred following nephrectomy for this disease. In all cases, dual-phase computed tomography following bolus injection of contrast material showed an identifiable enhancement pattern suggestive of the metastatic lesions from renal cell carcinoma. Pancreatectomy for these patients was performed and the postoperative course was favorable. These patients died 55 months, 79 months, and 134 months after surgery. Surgical resection is the recommended treatment and providing that all lesions can be removed, the patient outcome should be relatively good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Michiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
authors.forename: Tekeki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishimori
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanazaaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome