Abstract
The pancreas is a rare site of metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We present herein the case of a 47-year-old male in whom a solitary pancreatic metastasis was treated by a pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PpPD), 3 years after a radical nephrectomy for a RCC. The few reported cases of surgically treated pancreatic metastases from RCC are reviewed following the presentation of this case.
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Jingu, K., Watanabe, K., Yamamoto, H. et al. Surgical treatment of a solitary pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: Report of a case. Surg Today 28, 91–94 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02483616
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