Delayed Pancreatic Metastasis of Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma

Abstract
Here, we report surgical treatment of a patient presenting with pancreatic metastasis (MTS) of renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) 11 years after nephrectomy. RCC is one of few cancers that metastasise in pancreas. Jaundice, abdominal pain or gastrointestinal bleeding can develop; however, asymptomatic MTS can be discovered by follow-up after removal of the primary tumour. The patient, 67-year-old female was radiologically diagnosed with a clinically silent mass in the pancreatic body and underwent distal pancreatic resection. The postoperative period was smooth. Four months after the surgery, there were no signs of disease progression.
© 2014 Zane Simtniece, Gatis Kirsakmens, Ilze Strumfa, Andrejs Vanags, Maris Pavars, Janis Gardovskis, published by Riga Stradins University
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