title: Isolated non-hepatic metastasis from upper gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma: A case for surgical resection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (UGIT) malignancy is an increasing problem in western society and its prognosis is generally poor. The prognosis dims even further with the presence of loco regional recurrences or distant metastasis. This article looks at the feasibility and potential benefit from resection of non-hepatic, non-nodal metastases and recurrences.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case 1. A 72-year-old male who underwent total gastrectomy for a gastric adenocarcinoma presented with a splenic mass 40 months later and underwent a splenectomy. He is disease free at 30 months post-metastectomy. Case 2. A 54-year-old male with oesophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma, underwent an Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy. He developed a distal pancreatic mass at 24 months follow-up and underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. He is disease free at 12 months post-metastectomy. Case 3. A 75-year-old male underwent subtotal gastrectomy for lesser curvature adenocarcinoma. At 42 months follow-up, he developed solitary abdominal wall recurrence. This was locally resected with clear margins. After 12 months, he developed another full thickness abdominal wall recurrence with involvement of the hepatic flexure. Enbloc resection including right hemicolectomy was performed and he is disease free at 3 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is very scarce literature on resection of non-hepatic, non-nodal recurrences/distant metastasis in oesophagogastric cancers. Based on these cases, a surgical resection in selected cases may provide prolonged survival with good quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Resection for isolated recurrences and metachronous metastasis from UGIT cancers may be worthwhile, especially if patients have minimal co-morbidities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Australia.
authors.forename: A K J
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Australia.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Australia; Division of Surgery, University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Trochsler
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Australia; Division of Surgery, University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Maddern
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA 5011, Australia; Division of Surgery, University of Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: kanhere.harsh@health.sa.gov.au.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kanhere
keywords: Gastric adenocarcinoma; Metastectomy; Oesophageal adenocarcinoma