title: Aggressive secondary surgery for local recurrence of pancreatic cancer.
abstract: We report two cases of locally recurrent pancreatic cancer treated with repeated resection. In both cases, local recurrence was found in the cut end of the remnant pancreas after initial pancreatic resection, and total remnant pancreatectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and long-term survival was achieved. Aggressive repeated surgical resection could improve the prognosis of selected patients who are suffering from local recurrence of pancreatic cancer, and can be considered as a treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimoike
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: Hisatsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000093542:Gemcitabine