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Solitary pancreatic metastasis from breast cancer: case report and review of literature

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Pancreatic metastases from primary malignant tumors at other sites are rare, constituting about 2% of the neoplasms that affect the pancreas. Pancreatic metastasis from breast cancer is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose, because its clinical and radiological presentation is simi...

Utilidad de la elastografía guiada por ultrasonografía endoscópica en la evaluación de lesiones sólidas pancreáticas

Introducción: La elastografía guiada por ultrasonografía endoscópica es considerada una herramienta útil en la evaluación de las lesiones solidas pancreáticas (LSP). Objetivo: El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el rendimiento diagnóstico de la elastografia en pacientes con LSP. Material y métod...

Nimotuzumab y gemcitabina en el tratamiento del cáncer de páncreas y metástasis esplénica
Nimotuzumab and gemcitabine in the treatment of pancreatic cancer and splenic metastases

Rev. inf. cient; 98 (4), 2019
Se presentó un paciente masculino de 69 años con una colestasis extrahepática, pérdida de peso, astenia y anorexia, antecedentes de pancreatitis crónica, diabetes mellitus e hipertensión arterial, el cual fue diagnosticado con adenocarcinoma de páncreas con metástasis esplénica. Se le realizó c...

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: surgical resection

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) correspond to about 3% of all tumors in pancreas and could be presented as a difficult diagnosis and management. Objective: To review the diagnosis and treatment of the pNET available in scientific literature. Method: A bibliographic su...

Pancreatoduodenectomy for solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a multi-institution study

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is a rare low-grade malignant neoplasm. Most patients present with nonspecific symptoms until the tumor becomes large. Complete surgical resection by pancreatoduodenectomy is the treatment of choice for tumors located in the head of the ...

Pancreaticoduodenectomy: impact of the technique on operative outcomes and surgical mortality

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a procedure associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Initially described as gastropancreaticoduodenectomy (GPD), the possibility of preservation of the gastric antrum and pylorus was described in the 1970s. Aim: To evaluate the mortality ...

Tratamiento quirúrgico de las metástasis pancreáticas de cáncer renal de células claras en una institución de la Argentina

Prensa méd. argent; 104 (9), 2018
Isolated pancreatic metastases of clear cell renal carcinoma are rare. Clear cell renal carcinoma (CCRC) is responsible for approximately 20-30 % of cases that present metastases at diagnosis. Despite that pancreatic involvement is inusual, this is an organ were particularly and frequently place as the o...

Locoregional recurrence of Frantz' tumor: a case report and review of the literature

SUMMARY Frantz' tumours or solid pseudopapillary tumours of the pancreas are rare neoplasms with low malignant potential. Young women in the second to third decades of life are more frequently affected. The treatment of choice is resection of the lesion, which is often curative. The recurrence is uncommo...

Primary adenosquamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas: the use of endoscopic ultrasound guided - fine needle aspiration to establish a definitive cytologic diagnosis

Pancreatic cancer is the second most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract in the US, and adenocarcinoma has been identified as the most common type of pancreatic cancer. Different types of pancreatic cancers have been classified: adenocarcinoma, ductal adenosquamous carcinoma, solid pseudopapi...

Twelve years of experience using cholecystojejunal by-pass for palliative treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: The cholecistojejunal bypass is an important resource to treat obstructive jaundice due to advanced pancreatic cancer. Aim: To assess the early morbidity and mortality of patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent cholecystojejunal derivation, and to assess the success of this p...