title: Pancreatic metastasectomy: experience of the Irish National Surgical Centre for Pancreatic Cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Metastatic tumours of the pancreas are rare and the optimal management of these tumours remains unclear, given the paucity of data existing in the literature. We report our experience of pancreatic metastasectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were reviewed on all patients who underwent pancreatic resection for pathologically confirmed metastatic lesions over a consecutive 7-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven patients (two men and five women) underwent a pancreatectomy for a metastatic pancreatic tumour. The primary tumours were renal cell carcinoma (n = 3), colorectal carcinoma (n = 2) and leiomyosarcoma (n = 2). There was no operative mortality. Postoperative morbidities occurred in two patients. The median follow-up was 49 months (range 17-76). Overall 1- and 2-year survivals were 100 and 86 %, respectively, with a 2-year disease-free survival of 72 %.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our series further supports that pancreatic metastasectomy can be performed safely and achieves acceptable survival outcomes.
authors: National Surgical Centre for Pancreatic Cancer, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland, ciaranredmond1@gmail.com.
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Redmond
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Adler
authors: H M
authors: HM
authors: Heneghan
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Kelly
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Swan
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Cantwell
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Maguire
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Traynor
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Hoti
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Geoghegan
authors: K C
authors: KC
authors: Conlon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D059146:Metastasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate