ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2014
Metastatic tumors to the pancreas: The role of surgery.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 136 citations in OpenAlex.
- Resection of isolated pancreatic metastases from pulmonary neoplasia: a systematic review.Updates in surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Long-Term Outcomes After Hepatic and Pancreatic Resections for Metastases from Thyroid Cancer: a Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2019Pooled it
- Pancreatic metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma: a rare clinical entity and therapeutic challenges.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Pancreatic Metastases: Safety and Clinical Outcomes in a Single-Center Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Pancreatic Metastasis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Challenges in Percutaneous Biopsy and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging Features.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Synchronous Isolated Cystic Pancreatic Metastasis Arising From Primary Colorectal Cancer: A Rare Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
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- Pancreatic Metastases from Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Diagnostic Insights from Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Case Report: Discordant pancreatic inflammatory pseudotumor in a breast cancer survivor - a diagnostic dilemma.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Ultrasound With Fine-Needle Biopsy for Rare Pancreatic Metastasis: A Case Series of Neuroendocrine Transformation From Primary Prostate Cancer.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
- Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia with pancreatic metastasis: clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and outcomes.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
- Metastatic synovial sarcoma masquerading as primary neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas: a diagnostic conundrum.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Pancreatic resection for metachronous colorectal cancer metastases: a case series multicenter study.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Significantly Reduces Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Pancreatic Metastasis from Advanced Breast Cancer: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Solid pancreatic lesions: etiology, morphology and utility of macroscopic on-site evaluation in predicting good yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2025Article
- From the anal canal to the pancreas: diagnostic challenges of radiologic surveillance in detecting rare but potentially curable metastases - a case report.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Solitary metastasis to the head of the pancreas from lung adenocarcinoma mimicking pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Primary and Metastatic Pancreatic Ewing Sarcomas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A Rare Cause Mimicking Pancreatic Cancer: Extramedullary Plasmacytoma.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- Pancreatic Metastases of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pancreatic metastases from other primary malignancies are a rare entity. By far, the most common primary cancer site resulting in an isolated pancreatic metastasis is the kidney, followed by colorectal cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, lung carcinoma and sarcoma. Only few data on the surgical outcome of pancreatic resections performed for metastases from other primary tumor have been published, and there are no guidelines to address the surgical treatment for these patients. In this study, we performed a review of the published literature, focusing on the early and long-term results of surgery for the most frequent primary tumors metastasizing to the pancreas. Results for the Literature's analysis show that in last years an increasing number of surgical resections have been performed in selected patients with limited pancreatic disease. Pancreatic resection for metastatic disease can be performed with acceptable mortality and morbidity rates. The usefulness of pancreatic resection is mainly linked to the biology of the primary tumor metastasizing to the pancreas. The benefit of metastasectomy in terms of patient survival has been observed for metastases from renal cell cancer, while for other primary tumors, such as lung and breast cancers, the role of surgery is mainly palliative.
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