Pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma 13 years after a nephrectomy: report of a case.
The pancreas is an uncommon site of metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. We herein present the case of a 59-year-old woman in whom pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma, found 13 years after undergoing a nephrectomy, was successfully resected and who has since showed no evidence of recurrence or metastasis. The efficacy of performing a pancreatectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma is also presented. We recommend careful long-term follow-up in patients with a history of renal cell carcinoma. Imaging modalities should be used during the routine follow-up to detect any asymptomatic metastases at an early stage.
First Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Nanakuma 7-45-1, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. umma@fat.coara.or.jp
Daisuke
D
Kato
Yuji
Y
Abe
Kazuyosi
K
Nishihara
Fujio
F
Katsumoto
Keiyoshi
K
Tamae
Syosyu
S
Mitsuyama
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery