title: [Pancreatic metastases due to renal carcinoma. Our cases and a literature review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the cases of pancreatic metastases due to renal carcinoma operated on in our hospital between the years 2000 and 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study using the variables of 8 patients who were subjected to surgery of pancreatic metastases due to renal carcinoma, and a comparison of our data with those from the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of metastatic disease of the pancreas due to renal carcinoma in our series was 1.2%. All the metastases were metachronous, with both sexes being affected equally. The mean time between resection of the renal tumour and the diagnosis of the metastasis was 12.42 years (range: 1.62-30.13 years). The therapeutic approach to the pancreatic lesions was surgical in all cases. Seven patients are currently still alive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Metastatic disease of the pancreas due to renal carcinoma is uncommon (1%-2.8%). The interval between the primary resection and the metastasis can be quite long. Pancreatic metastasis must always be suspected in patients who present with a pancreatic mass and a history of renal carcinoma. Aggressive surgical treatment is recommended in selected cases. The surgery in these cases improves survival and the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, España. ikur6@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Izaskun
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Markinez
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Eloisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.forename: Aintzane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lizarazu
authors.forename: Nerea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borda
authors.forename: Xabier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Medrano
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guisasola
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beguiristain
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Enríquez-Navascués
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies