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Pancreaticoduodenectomy for metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas

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Metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas is rare. A 46-year-old woman was diagnosed with uterine leiomyosarcoma and underwent surgery. Thereafter, recurrences in the lung and subsequently in the pancreas were diagnosed. These lesions were resected and diagnosed as metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma. We report a rare case of uterine leiomyosarcoma with metastasis to the lung and pancreas, both of which were resected using aggressive surgery.

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  1. General and Digestive Surgery Department, Alcalá University Príncipe de Asturias University Hospital Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

    Sara Hernández, José Martín-Fernández & Inmaculada Lasa

  2. Pathology Department, Alcalá University Príncipe de Asturias University Hospital Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

    Ignacio Busteros

  3. General and Digestive Surgery Department, Arganda Hospital, Arganda, Madrid, Spain

    Francisca García-Moreno

  4. Calle del Perú, 13, 4° 1, ES-28823, Coslada, Madrid, Spain

    Sara Hernández

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Hernández, S., Martín-Fernández, J., Lasa, I. et al. Pancreaticoduodenectomy for metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas. Clin Transl Oncol 12, 643–645 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-010-0571-z

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