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Metastasis to the Pancreas from Colorectal Cancer Is There a Place for Pancreatic Resection?

Metastasis to the Pancreas from Colorectal Cancer Is There a Place for Pancreatic Resection? ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Metastasis to the Pancreas from Colorectal Cancer: Is There a Place for Pancreatic Resection? 1 1 1 Cosimo Sperti, M.D. & Claudio Pasquali, M.D. & Mattia Berselli, M.D. & 1 2 1 Laura Frison, M.D. & Giovanni Vicario, M.D. & Sergio Pedrazzoli, M.D. 1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Chirurgica IV, University of Padua, Padova, Italy 2 Department of Oncology, Castelfranco General Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy PURPOSE: Pancreatic metastases from colorectal cancer survival is rare, surgery should be included, whenever are very rare, and the possible benefit of surgical possible, in the multimodality approach to this disease. treatment is not clearly defined. This study was designed to evaluate the outcome of patients KEY WORDS: Pancreatic metastasis; Colorectal neoplasms; undergoing pancreatic resection for metastatic Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatic surgery. colorectal cancer to the pancreas. METHODS: Nine patients underwent pancreatic resection he pancreas is an uncommon location for solitary for metastatic colorectal cancer between January 1980 metastases from other primary cancers. In a large and December 2006. The primary cancers were colon Tautopsy series the prevalence of pancreatic metas- (n = 7) and rectal carcinoma (n = 2). The median tases has been described to be as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Diseases of the Colon & Rectum Wolters Kluwer Health

Metastasis to the Pancreas from Colorectal Cancer Is There a Place for Pancreatic Resection?

Pedrazzoli, Sergio
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum , Volume 52 (6) – Jun 1, 2009
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0012-3706
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1530-0358
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10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819f7397
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19581861
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Metastasis to the Pancreas from Colorectal Cancer: Is There a Place for Pancreatic Resection? 1 1 1 Cosimo Sperti, M.D. & Claudio Pasquali, M.D. & Mattia Berselli, M.D. & 1 2 1 Laura Frison, M.D. & Giovanni Vicario, M.D. & Sergio Pedrazzoli, M.D. 1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Chirurgica IV, University of Padua, Padova, Italy 2 Department of Oncology, Castelfranco General Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy PURPOSE: Pancreatic metastases from colorectal cancer survival is rare, surgery should be included, whenever are very rare, and the possible benefit of surgical possible, in the multimodality approach to this disease. treatment is not clearly defined. This study was designed to evaluate the outcome of patients KEY WORDS: Pancreatic metastasis; Colorectal neoplasms; undergoing pancreatic resection for metastatic Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatic surgery. colorectal cancer to the pancreas. METHODS: Nine patients underwent pancreatic resection he pancreas is an uncommon location for solitary for metastatic colorectal cancer between January 1980 metastases from other primary cancers. In a large and December 2006. The primary cancers were colon Tautopsy series the prevalence of pancreatic metas- (n = 7) and rectal carcinoma (n = 2). The median tases has been described to be as

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Published: Jun 1, 2009

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