Abstract
Repeated pancreatectomy for metachronous pancreatic cancer has rarely been reported. We report 3 cases with metachronous pancreatic ductal carcinoma that developed after pancreatectomy for the first pancreatic cancer. They were successfully resected by removal of the remnant pancreas. In all 3 cases, the cancers in the remnant pancreas were treated with repeated pancreatectomy. The histological margin of the first pancreatic resection was cancer-free in all the cases. Furthermore, the second cancer tissue contained carcinoma lesions in situ adjacent to invasive ductal carcinoma. Based on these findings, the 3 patients were diagnosed with metachronous pancreatic cancers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2346-2348 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 12 |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Oncology
- Cancer Research