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ReviewClinical journal of gastroenterology2020

Robot-assisted combined pancreatectomy/hepatectomy for metastatic pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.

Anthony Michael Villano, Dany Barrak, Anish Jain, Erin Meslar, Pejman Radkani, Walid Chalhoub, Nadim Haddad, Emily Winslow, Thomas Fishbein, Jason Hawksworth

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Review in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anthony Michael VillanoDepartment of General Surgery, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Dany BarrakDepartment of General Surgery, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Anish JainHoward University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Erin MeslarMedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW, PHC Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20007, USA.
Pejman RadkaniMedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW, PHC Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20007, USA.
Walid ChalhoubDepartment of Gastroenterology, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Nadim HaddadDepartment of Gastroenterology, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Emily WinslowMedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW, PHC Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20007, USA.
Thomas FishbeinMedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW, PHC Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20007, USA.
Jason HawksworthMedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd., NW, PHC Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20007, USA. jason.hawksworth@gunet.georgetown.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-8258
Georgetown University · USHoward University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm with less aggressive behavior than ductal carcinoma. As a result, surgical resection for metastatic ACC is a therapeutic option which can result in long-term survival. There is a paucity of data describing institutional approaches to these challenging patients, and therefore, we herein describe our institution's approach to a patient with a distal pancreatic ACC and isolated liver metastasis. The patient underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy (FOLFIRINOX), followed by a robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy/splenectomy and non-anatomic segment 6 resection. He was discharged to home post-operative day 2. Final pathology revealed complete tumor response of the liver metastasis and a margin negative resection of the primary tumor. He remains disease free and without complications at 3 months. We highlight that combined modality therapy for metastatic ACC can yield long-term survival in selected patients. Similarly, the robotic platform enables performance of complex multivisceral resections with rapid recovery. Future research investigating precision medicine for metastatic ACC is warranted given widely variable tumor biology in this disease.

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Carcinoma, Acinar CellPancreatic NeoplasmsRoboticsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHepatectomyHumansMalePancreatectomyTreatment OutcomeAcinar cellCancerCarcinomaMetastaticMultivisceralPancreasRoboticSurgery

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PMID32583372
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