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Riemenschneider KA, Farooqui W, Penninga L, Storkholm JH, Hansen CP. The results of surgery for renal cell carcinoma metastases of the pancreas. Scand J Gastroenterol 2024; 59:354-360. [PMID: 38042983 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2023.2286911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are rare. This study evaluated the surgical pathology and outcomes after resection of RCC metastases to the pancreas. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective review of from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2021, of patients who underwent pancreatic surgery for metastases from RCC. Data were retrieved from a prospectively managed database and patient demographics, comorbidities, pathology, perioperative outcomes, and overall survival were analyzed. Median overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS There were 25 patients (17 males, 8 females, median age 66 range 51 - 79 year), all with metachronous metastases. Median time from resection of the primary to operation for pancreatic RCC was 95.6 (12.0 - 309.7) months. Twenty-four patients were operated with intended cure (four pancreaticoduodenectomies, three total pancreatectomies, 17 distal pancreatectomies) and one patient had abortive surgery due to dissemination. Postoperative surgical complications occurred in nine patients (36%), and one patient died during hospital stay. Eight patients (33.3%) developed exocrine and/or endocrine insufficiency after pancreatic resection. Fifteen patients (60%) had recurrence 21.7 (4.9 - 61.6) months after pancreatic operation. Five patients (25%) died from RCC during follow-up 46.3 (25.6 - 134.8) months after pancreatic resection. Five-year OS and DFS were83.6% and 32.3%, respectively. Median OS after pancreatic surgery was 134.8 months, independent of resection of previous extrapancreatic metastases. CONCLUSIONS Pancreatic resection for metastases from RCC offers favorable prognosis with a curative potential and should be considered a valuable treatment option even in the era of novel targeted treatment.
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- Department of Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rojas-Holguín A, Fondevila-Campo C, Sanjuanbenito A, Fabregat-Prous J, Secanella-Medayo L, Rotellar-Sastre F, Pardo-Sánchez F, Prieto-Calvo M, Marín-Ortega H, Sánchez-Cabús S, Diez-Valladares L, Alonso-Casado Ó, González-Serrano C, Rodríguez-Sanjuan JC, García-Plaza G, Jaén-Torrejimeno I, Suárez-Muñoz MÁ, Becerra-Massare A, Rio PSD, Pando E, López-Andújar R, Muñoz-Forner E, Rodriguez-López M, Pereira F, Serrablo-Requejo A, Turrión VS, Garrido MJ, Burdío F, Martín-Pérez E, Estevan-Estevan R, López-Guerra D, Castell-Gómez J, Salinas-Gómez J, López-Baena JÁ, López-Ben S, Solar-García L, Pérez-Alonso AJ, Martínez-Insfran LA, Blas JL, Cornejo M, Gutierrez-Calvo A, Pozo CDD, Ochando-Cerdan F, Muñoz-Bellvís L, Rebollar-Saenz J, Sánchez B, Jover JM, Gómez-Bravo MÁ, Ramia JM, Blanco-Fernández G. Repeated pancreatic resection for pancreatic metastases from renal cell Carcinoma: A Spanish multicenter study (PANMEKID). Surg Oncol 2024; 52:102039. [PMID: 38301449 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2024.102039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recurrent isolated pancreatic metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) after pancreatic resection is rare. The purpose of our study is to describe a series of cases of relapse of pancreatic metastasis from renal cancer in the pancreatic remnant and its surgical treatment with a repeated pancreatic resection, and to analyse the results of both overall and disease-free survival. METHODS Multicenter retrospective study of patients undergoing pancreatic resection for RCC pancreatic metastases, from January 2010 to May 2020. Patients were grouped into two groups depending on whether they received a single pancreatic resection (SPS) or iterative pancreatic resection. Data on short and long-term outcome after pancreatic resection were collected. RESULTS The study included 131 pancreatic resections performed in 116 patients. Thus, iterative pancreatic surgery (IPS) was performed in 15 patients. The mean length of time between the first pancreatic surgery and the second was 48.9 months (95 % CI: 22.2-56.9). There were no differences in the rate of postoperative complications. The DFS rates at 1, 3 and 5 years were 86 %, 78 % and 78 % vs 75 %, 50 % and 37 % in the IPS and SPS group respectively (p = 0.179). OS rates at 1, 3, 5 and 7 years were 100 %, 100 %, 100 % and 75 % in the IPS group vs 95 %, 85 %, 80 % and 68 % in the SPS group (p = 0.895). CONCLUSION Repeated pancreatic resection in case of relapse of pancreatic metastasis of RCC in the pancreatic remnant is justified, since it achieves OS results similar to those obtained after the first resection.
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- Adela Rojas-Holguín
- Universidad de Extremadura, Departamento de Terapeútica Médico Quirúrgica, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Badajoz, Spain; Department of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Hepatology, HBP Surgery and Transplants, IIS La Fe, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad de Extremadura, Departamento de Terapeútica Médico Quirúrgica, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Badajoz, Spain; Department of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain; Department of Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Royo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Surgery Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Hepatology, HBP Surgery and Transplants, IIS La Fe, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Universidad de Extremadura, Departamento de Terapeútica Médico Quirúrgica, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Badajoz, Spain; Department of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain.
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Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Romman S, Ghassemi N, Evans D, Laing RW, Durkin D, Athwal TS. Pancreatic resection for metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: A single institution experience and meta-analysis of survival outcomes. Pancreatology 2024; 24:160-168. [PMID: 38012888 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2023.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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AIMS To evaluate short-term clinical and long-term survival outcomes of pancreatic resection for pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHODS A retrospective evaluation of patients undergoing pancreatic resection for metastasis from RCC over a 12-years period was conducted. Furthermore, a systematic search of electronic data sources and bibliographic reference lists were conducted to identify studies investigating the same clinical question. Short-term clinical and long-term survival outcomes were evaluated. Kaplan-Meier survival plots were constructed for survival outcomes. Cox-proportional regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with survival. Finally, meta-analysis of survival outcomes was conducted using random-effects modelling. RESULTS Eighteen patients underwent pancreatic resections for RCC pancreatic metastasis within the study period. The mean age of the included patients was 63.8 ± 8.0 years. There were 10(55.6 %) male and 8(44.4 %) female patients. Pancreatectomy was associated with 4(25.0 %) Clavien-Dindo (C-D) I, 5(31.3 %) C-D II, and 7(43.7 %) C-D III complications, 7(38.8 %) pancreatic fistula, 3(16.7 %) post-pancreatectomy acute pancreatitis, 1(5.6 %) delayed gastric emptying, and 1(5.6 %) chyle leak. The mean length of hospital stay was 18 ± 16.3 days. The median survival was 64 months (95 % CI 60-78). The 3-and 5-year disease-free survival rates were 83.3 % and 55.5 %, respectively. The 3-and 5-year survival rates were 100 % and 55.6 %, respectively. The pooled analyses of 553 patients demonstrated 3-and 5-year survival rates of 77.6 % and 60.7 %, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Pancreatectomy for RCC metastasis is associated with acceptable short-term clinical and promising long-term survival outcomes. Considering the rarity of the entity, escalation of level of evidence in this context is challenging.
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- Shahin Hajibandeh
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Sellner F, Compérat E, Klimpfinger M. Genetic and Epigenetic Characteristics in Isolated Pancreatic Metastases of Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16292. [PMID: 38003482 PMCID: PMC10671160 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Isolated pancreatic metastases of renal cell carcinoma (IsPMRCC) are a rare manifestation of metastatic, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in which distant metastases occur exclusively in the pancreas. In addition to the main symptom of the isolated occurrence of pancreatic metastases, the entity surprises with additional clinical peculiarities: (a) the unusually long interval of about 9 years between the primary RCC and the onset of pancreatic metastases; (b) multiple pancreatic metastases occurring in 36% of cases; (c) favourable treatment outcomes with a 75% 5-year survival rate; and (d) volume and growth-rate dependent risk factors generally accepted to be relevant for overall survival in metastatic surgery are insignificant in isPMRCC. The genetic and epigenetic causes of exclusive pancreatic involvement have not yet been investigated and are currently unknown. Conversely, according to the few available data in the literature, the following genetic and epigenetic peculiarities can already be identified as the cause of the protracted course: 1. high genetic stability of the tumour cell clones in both the primary tumour and the pancreatic metastases; 2. a low frequency of copy number variants associated with aggressiveness, such as 9p, 14q and 4q loss; 3. in the chromatin-modifying genes, a decreased rate of PAB1 (3%) and an increased rate of PBRM1 (77%) defects are seen, a profile associated with a favourable course; 4. an increased incidence of KDM5C mutations, which, in common with increased PBRM1 alterations, is also associated with a favourable outcome; and 5. angiogenetic biomarkers are increased in tumour tissue, while inflammatory biomarkers are decreased, which explains the good response to TKI therapy and lack of sensitivity to IT.
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- Franz Sellner
- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Clinic Favoriten Vienna, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 1100 Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Chung JW, Kang JK, Lee EH, Chun SY, Ha YS, Lee JN, Kim TH, Kwon TG, Yoon GS. Single omental metastasis of renal cell carcinoma after radical nephrectomy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:5994-5999. [PMID: 37727477 PMCID: PMC10506031 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i25.5994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the third most common malignancy in the genitourinary tract. The lungs, bone, lymph nodes, liver, and brain are common metastatic sites of RCC. However, there is limited literature on single omental metastasis of RCC. CASE SUMMARY We present the case of a 44-year-old man with single omental metastasis of RCC after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Pathological diagnosis of the resected left kidney revealed pT3a clear cell RCC (Fuhrman grade III). At 6 mo postoperatively, abdominal computed tomography revealed a 12-mm enhancing nodule in the left lower peritoneum. At 7 mo after initial operation, laparoscopic removal of the left omental nodule was performed. The pathological results indicated metastatic clear cell RCC. Currently, the patient is being treated with adjuvant pembrolizumab. CONCLUSION Omental metastasis of RCC owing to laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is rare. Urologists should be aware of the diverse nature of RCC.
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- Jae-Wook Chung
- Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Joint Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Joint Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Joint Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Joint Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Joint Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu 41404, South Korea
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41404, South Korea
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Balaban DV, Coman L, Marin FS, Balaban M, Tabacelia D, Vasilescu F, Costache RS, Jinga M. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to Pancreas: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:1368. [DOI: doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13081368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Metastasis to the pancreas represents a small proportion of all pancreatic malignancies. Among primary tumors that metastasize to the pancreas, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common causes of metastatic pancreatic lesions. We herein report a case series of three patients with pancreatic metastasis from RCC. The first is a 54-year-old male with a history of left nephrectomy for RCC, in whom an isthmic pancreatic mass suggestive of a neuroendocrine lesion was found during oncological follow-up. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) identified pancreatic metastasis of RCC and the patient was referred for surgery. The second case is a 61-year-old male, hypertensive, diabetic, with left nephrectomy for RCC six years previously, who complained of weight loss and was found with a hyperenhancing mass in the head of the pancreas and a lesion with a similar pattern in the gallbladder. EUS-FNB from the pancreas proved to be a metastatic pancreatic lesion. Cholecystectomy and treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors were recommended. The third case is a 68-year-old dialysis patient referred for evaluation of a pancreatic mass, also confirmed by EUS-FNB, who was started on sunitinib treatment. We report a literature summary on epidemiology and clinical features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis and treatment and outcomes in pancreatic metastasis of RCC.
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- Daniel Vasile Balaban
- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Gastroenterology Department, Saint Mary’s Clinical Hospital, 011172 Bucharest, Romania
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- Pathology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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Balaban DV, Coman L, Marin FS, Balaban M, Tabacelia D, Vasilescu F, Costache RS, Jinga M. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to Pancreas: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13081368. [PMID: 37189469 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13081368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Metastasis to the pancreas represents a small proportion of all pancreatic malignancies. Among primary tumors that metastasize to the pancreas, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common causes of metastatic pancreatic lesions. We herein report a case series of three patients with pancreatic metastasis from RCC. The first is a 54-year-old male with a history of left nephrectomy for RCC, in whom an isthmic pancreatic mass suggestive of a neuroendocrine lesion was found during oncological follow-up. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) identified pancreatic metastasis of RCC and the patient was referred for surgery. The second case is a 61-year-old male, hypertensive, diabetic, with left nephrectomy for RCC six years previously, who complained of weight loss and was found with a hyperenhancing mass in the head of the pancreas and a lesion with a similar pattern in the gallbladder. EUS-FNB from the pancreas proved to be a metastatic pancreatic lesion. Cholecystectomy and treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors were recommended. The third case is a 68-year-old dialysis patient referred for evaluation of a pancreatic mass, also confirmed by EUS-FNB, who was started on sunitinib treatment. We report a literature summary on epidemiology and clinical features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis and treatment and outcomes in pancreatic metastasis of RCC.
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- Daniel Vasile Balaban
- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Gastroenterology Department, Saint Mary's Clinical Hospital, 011172 Bucharest, Romania
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- Pathology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Gastroenterology Department, Central Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825 Bucharest, Romania
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Kinoshita S, Yamashita YI, Kitano Y, Hayashi H, Sugimachi K, Nishizaki T, Fukuzawa K, Kajiyama K, Miyanari N, Yoshizumi T, Takamori H, Baba H. Survival impact of pancreatic resection for metastases in the pancreas: A retrospective multi-center study. Surg Oncol 2023; 48:101942. [PMID: 37043926 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2023.101942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pancreatic metastases from other primary malignancies are rare. There is no clear evidence for a treatment strategy for this condition. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes, including prognostic factors for pancreatic resection of metastatic tumors in the pancreas, through a retrospective review. METHODS Data of 35 patients who underwent pancreatic resection for pancreatic metastasis between 2005 and 2020 in eight Japanese institutions were included in this study. Survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier method, and comparisons were made using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS The median follow-up period was 35 months (range, 5-102 months). Median duration from resection for primary tumor to resection for metastatic pancreatic tumor was 10.6 years (range, 0.6-29.2 years). The 3- and 5-year survival rates after resection for metastatic tumors in the pancreas were 89% and 69%, respectively. In contrast, the 3- and 5-year disease-free survival rates after resection for metastatic tumors in the pancreas were 48% and 21%, respectively. Performance status ≥1 at the time of resection for metastatic tumors in the pancreas (HR: 7.56, p = 0.036) and pancreatic metastasis tumor diameter >42 mm (HR: 6.39, p = 0.02) were significant poor prognostic factors only in the overall survival. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of pancreatic resection for metastatic tumors in the pancreas is relatively good for selected patients. However, because it is prone to recurrence after radical surgery, it should only be considered in patients with good PS.
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Sellner F, Thalhammer S, Klimpfinger M. Isolated Pancreatic Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma-Clinical Particularities and Seed and Soil Hypothesis. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:339. [PMID: 36672289 PMCID: PMC9857376 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15020339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A meta-analysis of 1470 isolated pancreatic metastases of renal cell carcinoma revealed, that, in addition to the unusual exclusive occurrence of pancreatic metastases and the favourable treatment results, the isPMRCC is characterised by further peculiarities of the clinical course: The lack of prognostic significance of volume and growth rate dependent risk factors and the independence of treatment results from standard or local resections. As an explanation for all these peculiarities, according to today's knowledge, a strong acting seed and soil mechanism can serve, which allows embolized tumour cells to grow to metastases only in the pancreas, and prevents them definitively or for years in all other organs. The good prognosis affects not only isolated PM, but also multi-organ metastases of the RCC, in which the additional occurrence of PM is also associated with a better prognosis. Genetic studies revealed specific changes in cases of PM of RCC: Lack of loss of 9p21.3 and 14q31.2, which are otherwise specific gene mutations at the onset of generalization, a low weight genome instability index, i.e., high genetic stability, and a low rate of PAB1 and a high rate of BPRM1 alterations, which signal a more favourable course. The cause of pancreatic organotropism in isPMRCC is still unclear, so only those factors that have been identified as promoting organotropism in other, more frequent tumour entities can be presented: Formation of the pre-metastatic niche, chemokine receptor-ligand mechanism, ability to metabolic adaptation, and immune surveillance.
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- Franz Sellner
- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Clinic Favoriten, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 1100 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Clinic Favoriten, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 1100 Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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The role of hepatic and pancreatic metastatectomy in the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review. Surg Oncol 2022; 44:101819. [DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2022.101819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Sellner F, Thalhammer S, Klimpfinger M. Isolated Pancreatic Metastases of Renal Cell Cancer: Genetics and Epigenetics of an Unusual Tumour Entity. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:1539. [PMID: 35326690 PMCID: PMC8945920 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Isolated pancreatic metastases of renal cell carcinoma (isPMRCC) are a rare manifestation of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) characterized by two peculiarities: (1). The definite or at least long-term exclusive occurrence of metastases in the pancreas and (2). an unusual low tumour aggressiveness with slow tumour progression and consecutive, good treatment results. According to current knowledge, the exclusive occurrence of pancreatic metastases is due to a highly specific and highly selective seed and soil mechanism, which does not allow metastases settlement outside the pancreas, and whose detailed genetic/epigenetic causes are not yet elucidated. Recent studies have shed light on some of the pathways involved for the protracted course of the disease and highlighted a special genetic profile (lack of loss of 9p, lower weight genome instability index, low frequency of BAP1 alterations, and a high frequency of PBRM1 loss), which deviates from the conventional mRCC profile. Finally, the question of the reasons for the long-term relative genetic stability of the involved cell clones, which is an essential prerequisite for a favourable prognosis, remains unanswered.
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- Franz Sellner
- Department of General-, Visceral- and Vascular Surgery, Clinic Favoriten—Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 1100 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of General-, Visceral- and Vascular Surgery, Clinic Favoriten—Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 1100 Vienna, Austria;
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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Blanco-Fernández G, Fondevila-Campo C, Sanjuanbenito A, Fabregat-Prous J, Secanella-Medayo L, Rotellar-Sastre F, Pardo-Sánchez F, Prieto-Calvo M, Marín-Ortega H, Sánchez-Cabús S, Diez-Valladares L, Alonso-Casado Ó, González-Serrano C, Rodríguez-Sanjuan JC, García-Plaza G, Jaén-Torrejimeno I, Suárez-Muñoz MÁ, Becerra-Massare A, Rio PSD, Pando E, López-Andújar R, Muñoz-Forner E, Rodriguez-López M, Pereira F, Serrablo-Requejo A, Turrión VS, Garrido MJ, Burdío F, Martín-Pérez E, Estevan-Estevan R, López-Guerra D, Castell-Gómez J, Salinas-Gómez J, López-Baena JÁ, López-Ben S, Solar-García L, Pérez-Alonso AJ, Martínez-Insfran LA, Blas JL, Cornejo M, Gutierrez-Calvo A, Pozo CDD, Ochando-Cerdan F, Muñoz-Bellvís L, Rebollar-Saenz J, Sánchez B, Jover JM, Gómez-Bravo MÁ, Ramia JM, Rojas-Holguín A. Pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma. Postoperative outcome after surgical treatment in a Spanish multicenter study (PANMEKID). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2022; 48:133-141. [PMID: 34417061 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) occasionally spreads to the pancreas. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the short and long-term results of a multicenter series in order to determine the effect of surgical treatment on the prognosis of these patients. METHODS Multicenter retrospective study of patients undergoing surgery for RCC pancreatic metastases, from January 2010 to May 2020. Variables related to the primary tumor, demographics, clinical characteristics of metastasis, location in the pancreas, type of pancreatic resection performed and data on short and long-term evolution after pancreatic resection were collected. RESULTS The study included 116 patients. The mean time between nephrectomy and pancreatic metastases' resection was 87.35 months (ICR: 1.51-332.55). Distal pancreatectomy was the most performed technique employed (50 %). Postoperative morbidity was observed in 60.9 % of cases (Clavien-Dindo greater than IIIa in 14 %). The median follow-up time was 43 months (13-78). Overall survival (OS) rates at 1, 3, and 5 years were 96 %, 88 %, and 83 %, respectively. The disease-free survival (DFS) rate at 1, 3, and 5 years was 73 %, 49 %, and 35 %, respectively. Significant prognostic factors of relapse were a disease free interval of less than 10 years (2.05 [1.13-3.72], p 0.02) and a history of previous extrapancreatic metastasis (2.44 [1.22-4.86], p 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Pancreatic resection if metastatic RCC is found in the pancreas is warranted to achieve higher overall survival and disease-free survival, even if extrapancreatic metastases were previously removed. The existence of intrapancreatic multifocal compromise does not always warrant the performance of a total pancreatectomy in order to improve survival.
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- Gerardo Blanco-Fernández
- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain.
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitariode Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Royo Villanova, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Surgery Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
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Kai K, Imamura N, Hiyoshi M, Hamada T, Uchise Y, Hatada H, Kawakami H, Mukai S, Kamoto T, Nanashima A. Usefulness of intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in laparoscopic enucleation of small pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma: A case report. Asian J Endosc Surg 2022; 15:211-215. [PMID: 34342149 PMCID: PMC9292423 DOI: 10.1111/ases.12974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is relatively rare. Surgical resection of the lesion is recommended if no residual tumor remains. Although there is no clear standard for surgical procedures, enucleation can be considered for small lesions. Lesion identification is important for enucleation, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound which takes advantage of the characteristics of hypervascular lesions was useful in a 68-year-old woman who underwent a left nephrectomy for RCC 11 years ago that was pathologically diagnosed as clear cell carcinoma. Recent computed tomography checkup showed a hypervascular tumor of 6 mm in the uncinated process and 10 mm in the pancreatic tail. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration was performed for the tail lesion, a diagnosis of clear cell carcinoma was made, and laparoscopic enucleation of the pancreatic tumors was performed aided by intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound. The postoperative course was uneventful, and no pancreatic fistula occurred.
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- Kengo Kai
- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of MiyazakiMiyazakiJapan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of MiyazakiMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity of Miyazaki Faculty of MedicineMiyazakiJapan
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Ivanyi P, Kuczyk M. [Synchronous oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma-what is the role of surgery?]. Urologe A 2021; 60:1546-1554. [PMID: 34738151 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-021-01700-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long-term remission can be achieved by surgery in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), without chronic toxicity due to systemic treatment. Data on metastasectomy are mostly based on observations of metachronous metastasis. However, it is unclear whether patients with synchronous oligometastasis may also benefit from surgery alone as an alternative to highly effective systemic treatment combined with resection of the primary tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors performed an unstructured literature search in PubMed including systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Results are discussed in regard of the current data and clinical practice. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Although there is no uniform definition for oligometastasis in mRCC, cytoreductive nephrectomy in selected patients seems to be mandatory before metastasectomy is performed in primary oligometastatic RCC. In particular, in those patients with oligometastasis of the lung, bone, central nervous system, liver, adrenal gland, and thyroid, metastasectomy appears to be an important therapeutic option. Ultimately, among the therapeutic options, surgery is also an important therapeutic approach in primary oligometastatic mRCC. A balanced consideration between surgery, other local therapies, and modern systemic treatment demands interdisciplinary decision-making that takes into account the patients' preference.
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- P Ivanyi
- Klinik für Hämatologie, Hämostaseologie, Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, OE6860, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg Str. 1, Hannover, Deutschland. .,Comprehensive Cancer Center Hannover (CCC-H), Hannover, Deutschland.
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Hannover (CCC-H), Hannover, Deutschland.,Klinik für Urologie und Urologische Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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Chanez B, Caillol F, Ratone JP, Pesenti C, Rochigneux P, Pignot G, Thomassin J, Brunelle S, Walz J, Salem N, Giovannini M, Gravis G. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation as an Future Alternative to Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Study. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13215267. [PMID: 34771431 PMCID: PMC8582413 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13215267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Glandular metastases and more precisely pancreatic metastases (PM) from renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) are associated with a long survival. Focal treatment in order to control oligo-metastatic disease and avoid systemic therapy is a standard in RCC. However, pancreatic radiofrequency ablation remains a marginal and under evaluated technic. Standard treatment remains pancreatectomy with hazardous outcomes. We report here the largest series of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) on PM for patient treated at Institut Paoli-Calmettes for a mRCC. Patients with progressive PM was treated under general anesthesia with an ultrasound guided endoscopic radiofrequency ablation procedure then followed by CT-scan. We prospectively included 12 patients, median age was 70.5 years old and median size and number of PM at inclusion was 17 mm and 1 respectively. All 26 procedures performed went as planned and no immediate complications were experienced. After 27.7 months of follow-up, the 6- and 12-month focal control rates were 84% and 73% respectively. Two severe complications occurred after EUS-RFA but were totally resolved after specific treatment. In total, EUS-RFA is feasible and displayed an excellent focal control and should be integrated in the arsenal to treat PM from mRCC in order to spare systemic therapy and/or pancreatic surgery. Abstract Background: Pancreatic metastases (PM) from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are rare, are associated with favorable outcomes and are usually handled by surgery or VEGFR inhibitors, which both have side effects. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an innovative approach to treat focally deep metastases and could be a relevant technique to control PM from RCC. Methods: This monocentric, prospective study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EUS-RFA to treat PM. We included patients with confirmed and progressive PM from RCC. PM was ablated under general anesthesia with a linear EUS scope and a EUS-RFA 19-gauge needle electrode placed into the tumor. Results: Twelve patients from Paoli-Calmettes Institute were recruited between May 2017 and December 2019. Median age was 70.5 years (range 61–75), 50% were female, 100% were ECOG 0–1. At inclusion, mean PM size was 17 mm (range 3–35 mm); and all were progressive before EUS-RFA. Seven patients had EUS-RFA as the only treatment for RCC. We performed 26 EUS-RFA procedures and 21 PM was ablated. Median follow up was 27.7 months (range 6.4–57.1). For evaluable PM, the 6- and 12-month focal control rates were 84% and 73% respectively. One patient treated with TKI developed a paraduodenal abscess 2 months after EUS-RFA and another patient with biliary stent developed hepatic abscesses few days after EUS-RFA. No other severe side effects were experienced. Conclusions: in this series, which is the largest ever reported, we showed that EUS-RFA is feasible and yields an excellent local control rate for PM from mRCC. With manageable complications, it could be a valuable alternative to pancreatic surgery in well-selected patients.
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- Brice Chanez
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (B.C.); (P.R.)
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, CNRS UMR7258, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Université, 13010 Marseille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (F.C.); (J.-P.R.); (C.P.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (F.C.); (J.-P.R.); (C.P.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (F.C.); (J.-P.R.); (C.P.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (B.C.); (P.R.)
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, CNRS UMR7258, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Université, 13010 Marseille, France
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- Department of Urologic Surgery, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (G.P.); (J.W.)
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France;
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- Department of Radiology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France;
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- Department of Urologic Surgery, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (G.P.); (J.W.)
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France;
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (F.C.); (J.-P.R.); (C.P.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (B.C.); (P.R.)
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM UMR1068, CNRS UMR7258, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France
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Bruckschen F, Gerharz CD, Sagir A. Renal cell carcinoma with unusual metachronous metastasis up to 22 years after nephrectomy: two case reports. J Med Case Rep 2021; 15:490. [PMID: 34607612 PMCID: PMC8491385 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-021-03098-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Introduction Renal cell carcinoma is the third most common malignant tumor in the urogenital tract. An estimated 25% of renal cell carcinomas are in stage IV when diagnosed. The 5-year-survival with stage IV is about 20%. Late metastases are found after an extended disease-free interval up to 20 years after primary nephrectomy. Case presentation Here, we present two cases with late-onset metastasis of renal cell carcinoma with different clinical presentations. The first patient, an 88-year-old Caucasian man, presented with bleeding of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Biopsies taken from the duodenal bulb showed a tumor compatible with a solitary metastasis from renal cell carcinoma 22 years ago. The second patient, a 79-year-old Caucasian man, consulted our gastroenterological department with results of an outpatient computed tomography scan with multiple suspected tumor areas in the liver, omentum, thyroid, and mediastinum. A computed tomography-guided liver biopsy was performed that showed a clear-cell tumor consistent with a metastasis of the renal cell carcinoma 17 years ago. Conclusion Both cases show that patients with a history of renal cell carcinoma should be followed up for a longer time than patients with other malignant tumors.
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- F Bruckschen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Teaching Hospital Bethesda Duisburg, Heerstr. 219, 47053, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Academic teaching Hospital Bethesda Duisburg, Heerstr. 219, 47053, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Teaching Hospital Bethesda Duisburg, Heerstr. 219, 47053, Duisburg, Germany.
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Ray S, Cheaib JG, Biles MJ, Pineault KG, Johnson MH, Ged YM, Markowski MC, Singla N, Allaf ME, Pierorazio PM. Local and Regional Recurrences of Clinically Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma after Nephrectomy: A 15 Year Institutional Experience with Prognostic Features and Oncologic Outcomes. Urology 2021; 154:201-207. [PMID: 33864855 PMCID: PMC9774049 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcomes for patients with local recurrence (LR) of clinically localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) without concurrent systemic metastasis from our institution, an event that occurs rarely (1%-3%) after surgery. LR may be a harbinger of poor outcomes, and the best management of these patients is unclear. MATERIALS/METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients surgically treated for clinically localized RCC (cT1-2N0M0) with subsequent LR (in the partial or radical nephrectomy bed) and/or regional recurrence (RR; in the abdomen distant from the direct site of surgery) without concurrent metastasis from our institutional database (2004-2018). Comparative and survival analyses were performed. RESULTS Out of 3038 total patients, 1895 had clinically localized RCC, with 30 patients (1.6%) having isolated LR/RR. Median time to recurrence was 26.5 months (IQR:16-35). Of 26 patients treated with local therapy, 14 (53.8%) recurred over a median follow-up time of 29.5 months (IQR:12-45). The 1-year and 2-year secondary recurrence-free survival rates are 60.7% and 49.7%, respectively. Two or more sites of locoregional recurrence significantly predicted secondary recurrence/metastasis after local therapy for local recurrence (hazard ratio: 2.22, P= .04). CONCLUSION Our results suggest local therapy is appropriate for select patients with LR/RR, with almost 50% of patients undergoing a second local therapy remaining alive with "local cure" and no secondary recurrence. The number of sites of recurrence can be used to better select patients that will benefit from local therapy or systemic/combination therapy. This work provides a framework onto which further studies regarding local therapy and locoregional recurrence of RCC can be performed.
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Sellner F, Thalhammer S, Klimpfinger M. Tumour Evolution and Seed and Soil Mechanism in Pancreatic Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:1342. [PMID: 33809634 PMCID: PMC8002056 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13061342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In metastatic renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic metastases can appear in two clinical manifestations: (a) very rarely as isolated pancreatic metastases and (b) in the context with multi-organ metastatic disease. Both courses are characterised by rare, unusual clinical features. For isolated pancreatic metastases, the literature shows no effect on survival in all 11 publications that examined the effect of singular versus multiple pancreatic metastases; a lack of effect on survival time was also present in all 8 studies on pancreatic metastases size, in 7 of 8 studies on the influence of disease-free interval (DFI), and in 6 of 7 studies on the influence of synchronous versus metachronous metastases. In multi-organ site metastases observations, on the other hand, all five available references showed significantly better results in patients with concurrent pancreatic metastases compared to those without pancreatic metastases, although the total number of affected organs in the pancreatic metastases cohort was larger. Tumour volume-dependent risk factors thus remain surprisingly ineffective in both groups, which contradicts the usual behaviour of solid tumours. The reasons for this unusual behaviour and possible relations to tumour evolution and the hypothesis of an influence of a seed and soil mechanism in the occurrence of pancreatic metastases in metastatic renal cell carcinoma are discussed.
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- Franz Sellner
- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General-, Visceral- and Vascular Surgery, Clinic Favoriten—Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, 1100 Vienna, Austria;
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- Clinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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Bauschke A, Altendorf-Hofmann A, Ali Deeb A, Kissler H, Tautenhahn HM, Settmacher U. [Surgical treatment of hepato-pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma]. Chirurg 2021; 92:948-954. [PMID: 33398387 PMCID: PMC8463519 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-020-01331-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Hintergrund Der Stellenwert der chirurgischen Therapie hepatopankreatischer Metastasen des oligometastasierten Nierenzellkarzinoms ist Gegenstand der aktuellen Diskussion. Material und Methoden Wir berichten über 51 Patienten, von denen 33 wegen Lebermetastasen und 19 wegen Pankreasmetastasen im Zeitraum von 1995 bis 2018 operiert wurden. Ergebnisse Die 5‑Jahres-Überlebensrate aller Patienten nach Leberteilresektion war statistisch signifikant geringer (38 %, mediane Überlebenszeit 34 Monate) als nach Pankreasresektion (69 %, mediane Überlebenszeit 69 Monaten; p = 0,017). 21 Patienten haben bislang die Metastasenentfernung länger als 5 Jahr überlebt, 4 Patienten länger als 10 Jahre. Bei den R0-resezierten Patienten wurden Rezidive in 13 Fällen nach Leber- und 9 Fällen nach Pankreasresektion beobachtet. Die kumulative Rezidivrate nach 5 Jahren betrug bei der Leber 38 % und beim Pankreas 57 %. Bei R0-Leberteilresektionen erwiesen sich ein Intervall von <24 Monaten zwischen Nephrektomie und Leberresektion sowie multiple Metastasen als negative Prognosefaktoren. Diskussion Unsere Ergebnisse gestatten eine aktive chirurgische Strategie in der Behandlung hepatopankreatischer Metastasen oligometastasierter Nierenzellkarzinome, insbesondere bei kompletter Resektion solitärer, metachroner Metastasen. Wiederholte Eingriffe bei komplett resektablen Metastasen führen zu langen tumorfreien Intervallen und tragen damit zu guten Langzeitergebnissen bei.
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- Astrid Bauschke
- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland
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Christopher WO, Lam Pham V, Grenn EE, Wynn JJ, Earl TM, Anderson CD, Shannon Orr W. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Pancreas Presenting 25 Years After Nephrectomy. Am Surg 2020; 88:1710-1711. [PMID: 33338388 DOI: 10.1177/0003134820947386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- 21693 University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- 21693 University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- 21693 University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- 21693 University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- 21693 University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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Milanetto AC, Morelli L, Di Franco G, David A, Campra D, De Paolis P, Pasquali C. A Plea for Surgery in Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma: Indications and Outcome from a Multicenter Surgical Experience. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9103278. [PMID: 33066168 PMCID: PMC7601970 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic metastases from renal-cell carcinoma (RCC-PMs) are rare. Surgery may play a role in improving overall (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). METHODS Clinical-pathological features, surgery and follow-up data of patients with RCC-PMs operated on in three pancreatic surgical centers (2000-2019) were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS Thirty-nine patients (21 male/18 female, averaging 65 years) were enrolled. RCC-PMs were metachronous in 36 patients (mean 94 months, up to 24 years after nephrectomy), multiple in 21 patients, and with a median size of 2.5 (range, 0.7-7.5) cm. All the patients underwent pancreatic surgery (33 standard resections, 6 limited resections). Fifteen patients had post-operative complications (morbidity 38.5%). The median DFS was 63 months, and 19 out of 36 patients showed a disease recurrence. The median OS was 134 months, and 13 out of 36 patients were alive with no evidence of disease. At univariate analysis, lymph node positivity (HR 5.1, 95% CI 1.5-18), multi-visceral resection (HR 3.4, 95% CI 1.1-10) and synchronous RCC-PMs (HR 13, 95% CI 3-55) were significantly associated with a short OS. CONCLUSION Surgery may allow a DFS up to 17 years in more than one third of patients, even after limited resections. Splenectomy and lymph node dissection are not mandatory.
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- Anna Caterina Milanetto
- Clinica Chirurgica 1 - Pancreatic and Endocrine Digestive Surgical Unit. Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology – University of Padua, via Giustiniani, 2 – 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.D.); (C.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-049-821-8831
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- General Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, via Paradisa, 2 – 56125 Pisa, Italy; (L.M.); (G.D.F.)
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- General Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, via Paradisa, 2 – 56125 Pisa, Italy; (L.M.); (G.D.F.)
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- Clinica Chirurgica 1 - Pancreatic and Endocrine Digestive Surgical Unit. Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology – University of Padua, via Giustiniani, 2 – 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.D.); (C.P.)
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- Chirurgia Generale e d’Urgenza 3, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Corso Bramante, 88 – 10126 Torino, Italy; (D.C.); (P.D.P)
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- Chirurgia Generale e d’Urgenza 3, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Corso Bramante, 88 – 10126 Torino, Italy; (D.C.); (P.D.P)
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- Clinica Chirurgica 1 - Pancreatic and Endocrine Digestive Surgical Unit. Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology – University of Padua, via Giustiniani, 2 – 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.D.); (C.P.)
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Hou T, Stewart JM, Lee JH, Gan Q. Solid Tumor Metastases to the Pancreas Diagnosed Using Fine-Needle Aspiration. Am J Clin Pathol 2020; 154:692-699. [PMID: 32651950 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Solid tumor metastases to the pancreas are rare, and only limited literature on the topic is available. In this retrospective study, we reviewed 107 cases of solid tumor metastases to the pancreas diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) from 2005 to 2019. METHODS Information including the patients' clinical histories, radiologic and pathologic findings, treatments, and follow-up were collected. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 62.4 years. The mean tumor size was 2.64 cm with even distribution throughout the pancreas (head, neck and body, and tail). The most common primary site was the kidney, followed by the lung, skin, and breast and the gynecologic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts. The most common tumor type was carcinoma, followed by melanoma and sarcoma. In comparison to patients with nonkidney primary cancers, those with primary renal cell carcinoma had a longer median interval between primary diagnosis and metastasis (8.5 vs 4.0 years; P < .01), less often had metastasis outside the pancreas (38% vs 74%; P < .01), and had a significantly longer 5-year survival rate (65.7% vs 24.8%; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS FNA plays a crucial role in diagnosing metastases to the pancreas. Metastases originating from kidney and nonkidney primary tumors have distinct clinicopathologic features and prognoses.
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- Tieying Hou
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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Cortez N, Berzosa M, Mahfouz M, Dvir K, Galarza Fortuna GM, Ben-David K. Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Disease to the Pancreas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2020; 30:1008-1012. [PMID: 32614661 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2020.0219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction: Metastatic disease to the pancreas is a rare entity from all malignant pancreatic masses. Its diagnosis is very challenging, but with the introduction of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-fine needle aspiration (FNA), now there is a feasible way to make an accurate histopathological and definitive diagnosis. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective review of 11 patients with metastasis to the pancreas diagnosed with EUS-FNA in a tertiary referral center over a period of 3 years. We describe our institutional experience in diagnosing metastatic disease to the pancreas through EUS-FNA. Results: Between January 2015 and June 2018, 115 patients were diagnosed with pancreatic malignancy by EUS-FNA and only 11 (10%) with metastatic disease to the pancreas. Most common primary malignancy was renal cell carcinoma, followed by colon carcinoma, squamous/small cell carcinoma of the lung, and urothelial carcinoma. Five of 11 patients presented as a solitary pancreatic mass on initial imaging without any evidence of primary or metastatic disease elsewhere. Conclusions: In our experience, metastatic disease to the pancreas can represent up to 10% of solid pancreatic masses, which is lower compared to the reported incidence in previous literature. Our findings reveal that early identification and diagnosis help patient management and limit surgical morbidity and mortality.
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- Nathaly Cortez
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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Brozzetti S, Sterpetti AV. Unexpected Prolonged Survival After Extended and Emergent Resection of Pancreatic Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Gastrointest Cancer 2020; 50:1055-1058. [PMID: 30767105 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-019-00209-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sellner F. Isolated Pancreatic Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma-A Paradigm of a Seed and Soil Mechanism: A Literature Analysis of 1,034 Observations. Front Oncol 2020; 10:709. [PMID: 32547940 PMCID: PMC7273884 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Previously documented arguments, in favor of the suspected impact of a seed and soil mechanism, in the development and progression of isolated pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinomas (isPM) are: (1) uniform and independent from the side of the primary tumor distribution of isPM within the pancreas and, (2) the similar survival rates for singular and multiple isPM. In addition, the present study adds new arguments that further confirm the importance of an seed and soil mechanism in isPM: (1) Within the singular isPM, the size of the metastasis does not affect the overall survival; (2) Within the group of multiple isPMs, the overall survival does not depend on the number of metastases; (3) For synchronous and metachronous isPM, survival rates are also not different, and (4) Within the group of metachronous isPM there is also no correlation between the overall survival and interval until metastases occurs. This unusual ineffectiveness of otherwise known risk factors of solid cancers can be explained plausibly by the hypothesis of a very selective seed and soil mechanism in isPM. It only allows embolized renal carcinoma cells in the pancreas to complete all steps required to grow into clinically manifest metastases. In all other organs, on the other hand, the body is able to eliminate the embolized tumor cells or at least put them into a dormant state for many years. This minimizes the risk of occult micrometastases in distant organs, which could later—after isPM treatment—grow into clinically manifest metastases, so that the prognosis of the isPM is only determined by an adequate therapy of the pancreatic foci, and prognostic factors, such as total tumor burden or interval until the occurrence of the isPM remain ineffective.
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- Franz Sellner
- Surgical Department, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Jaen-Torrejimeno I, Rojas-Holguín A, López-Guerra D, Ramia JM, Blanco-Fernández G. Pancreatic resection for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. A systematic review. HPB (Oxford) 2020; 22:479-486. [PMID: 31672281 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2019.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) can lead to secondary pancreatic tumors even years after nephrectomy was performed. Surgical resection in selected patients shows appropriate survival rates. METHODS A systematic review was performed following PRISMA guidelines. This review finished in May 2019 and included patients with resected pancreatic metastasis(es). The main purpose was to evaluate the results of surgical resection of pancreatic tumors secondary to kidney cancer. RESULTS After the screening process of articles, 21 were selected for the systematic review, which included 354 patients, whose disease-free interval (DFI) was 105.11 (0-361.56) months. Of these patients, 34.6% had additional metastases elsewhere at the time of the surgery, and 48.6% were symptomatic. Postoperative morbidity was 40.2%, The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 53.9% (26-75). CONCLUSION Pancreatic surgery for the resection of RCC metastasis(es) is considered safe and shows low morbidity and mortality rates among selected patients in medical institutions where this type of procedure is commonly performed.
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- Isabel Jaen-Torrejimeno
- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, University Complex Hospital Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, University Complex Hospital Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, University Complex Hospital Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
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- Department of Surgery, Guadalajara University Hospital, University of Alcala, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Department of HBP and Liver Transplant Surgery, University Complex Hospital Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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Chikhladze S, Lederer AK, Kühlbrey CM, Hipp J, Sick O, Fichtner-Feigl S, Wittel UA. Curative-intent pancreas resection for pancreatic metastases: surgical and oncological results. Clin Exp Metastasis 2020; 37:313-324. [PMID: 32095913 PMCID: PMC7138763 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-020-10029-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Pancreatic metastasis is a rare cause for pancreas surgery and often a sign of advanced disease no chance of curative-intent treatment. However, surgery for metastasis might be a promising approach to improve patients’ survival. The aim of this study was to analyze the surgical and oncological outcome after pancreatic resection of pancreatic metastasis. Methods This is a retrospective cohort analysis of a prospectively-managed database of patients undergoing pancreatic resection at the University of Freiburg Pancreatic Center from 2005 to 2017. Results In total, 29 of 1297 (2%) patients underwent pancreatic resection due to pancreatic metastasis. 20 (69%) patients showed metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), followed by metastasis of melanoma (n = 5, 17%), colon cancer (n = 2, 7%), ovarian cancer (n = 1, 3%) and neuroendocrine tumor of small intestine (n = 1, 3%). Two (7%) patients died perioperatively. Median follow-up was 76.4 (range 21–132) months. 5-year and overall survival rates were 82% (mRCC 89% vs. non-mRCC 67%) and 70% (mRCC 78% vs. non-mRCC 57%), respectively. Patients with mRCC had shorter disease-free survival (14 vs. 22 months) than patients with other primary tumor entities. Conclusion Despite malignant disease, overall survival of patients after metastasectomy for pancreatic metastasis is acceptable. Better survival appears to be associated with the primary tumor entity. Further research should focus on molecular markers to elucidate the mechanisms of pancreatic metastasis to choose the suitable therapeutic approach for the individual patient.
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- Sophia Chikhladze
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.,Center for Complementary Medicine, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Hospital Infection Control, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Straße 115b, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Ioakim KJ, Sydney GI, Michaelides C, Sepsa A, Psarras K, Tsiotos GG, Salla C, Nikas IP. Evaluation of metastases to the pancreas with fine needle aspiration: A case series from a single centre with review of the literature. Cytopathology 2019; 31:96-105. [PMID: 31788890 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a minimally invasive albeit highly effective modality used to detect solid and cystic pancreatic lesions. This manuscript aims to present our experience in diagnosing metastases to the pancreas and highlight the importance of immunocytochemistry in the diagnostic process. It also aims to provide a brief review of the literature on this topic. METHODS We retrospectively searched our archives for cases of metastatic deposits to the pancreas diagnosed with FNA over a 5-year period. We also reviewed the literature for such cases. RESULTS We describe seven cases from our archives that metastasised to the pancreas. Three of them (43%) represented metastatic renal cell carcinoma while the rest four comprised deposits from a lung adenocarcinoma, a colon adenocarcinoma, an adrenal leiomyosarcoma, and a small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, respectively. History of primary malignancy was available for all seven patients. All diagnoses were confirmed with the use of immunostains. In our literature review, similar to our case series, renal cell carcinoma was the most common metastasis to the pancreas managed with FNA (around one out of three patients; 35%). Of interest, our endoscopic ultrasound-FNA case of pancreatic metastasis from urinary bladder small cell carcinoma is the first reported. CONCLUSIONS As metastases to the pancreas are commonly accompanied by diverse prognostic signatures and management strategies compared to primary pancreatic malignancies, their accurate identification is imperative. Pancreatic FNA is a diagnostic modality that can confirm or exclude metastasis to the organ, especially when immunocytochemistry is applied.
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- School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.,First Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cytopathology, Hygeia & Mitera Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Survival benefit of pancreatic metastasectomy of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Chin Med J (Engl) 2019; 132:2751-2753. [PMID: 31765357 PMCID: PMC6940095 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sellner F. Observations on Solitary Versus Multiple Isolated Pancreatic Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Another Indication of a Seed and Soil Mechanism? Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1379. [PMID: 31533220 PMCID: PMC6770877 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11091379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Isolated pancreas metastases are a rare type of metastasis of renal cell carcinoma, characterized by the presence of pancreatic metastases, while all other organs remain unaffected. In a previous study, we determined arguments from the literature which (a) indicate a systemic-haematogenic metastasis route (uniform distribution of the metastases across the pancreas and independence of the metastatic localization in the pancreas of the side of the renal carcinoma); and (b) postulate a high impact of a seed and soil mechanism (SSM) on isolated pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (isPM) as an explanation for exclusive pancreatic metastases, despite a systemic haematogenous tumor cell embolization. The objective of the study presented was to search for further arguments in favor of an SSM with isPM. For that purpose, the factor's histology, grading, and singular/multiple pancreas metastases were analyzed on the basis of 814 observations published up to 2018. While histology and grading allowed for no conclusions regarding the importance of an SSM, the comparison of singular/multiple pancreas metastases produced arguments in favor of an SSM: 1. The multiple pancreas metastases observed in 38.1% prove that multiple tumor cell embolisms occur with isPM, the exclusive "maturation" of which in the pancreas requires an SSM; 2. The survival rates (SVR), which are consistent with singular and multiple pancreas metastases (despite the higher total tumor load with the latter), prove that the metastasized tumor cells are not able to survive in all other organs because of an SSM, which results in identical SVR when the pancreatic foci are treated adequately.
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- Franz Sellner
- Surgical Department, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Hospital, 1100 Wien, Austria.
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Williamson SR, Taneja K, Cheng L. Renal cell carcinoma staging: pitfalls, challenges, and updates. Histopathology 2019; 74:18-30. [PMID: 30565307 DOI: 10.1111/his.13743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is unusual among cancers in that it often grows as a spherical, well-circumscribed mass. Increasing tumour size influences the pathological pT stage category within pT1 and pT2, with cutoffs of 40, 70 and 100 mm; however, with increasing size also comes a sharp increase in the likelihood of renal sinus or renal vein tributary invasion, such that clear cell RCC rarely reaches 70 mm without invading one of these. To clarify some previous challenges in assigning tumour stage, the American Joint Committee on Cancer 2016 tumor-node-metastasis classification has removed the requirements than vein invasion be recognised grossly and that vein walls contain muscle for the diagnosis of vein invasion. Renal pelvis invasion has also been added as an additional route to pT3a. Multinodularity or finger-like extensions from a renal mass should be viewed with great suspicion for the possibility of vein or renal sinus invasion, and, as tumour size increases to over 40-50 mm, thorough sampling of the renal sinus interface should always be undertaken. With increasing interest in adjuvant therapy in renal cancer, the pathologist's role in RCC staging will continue to be an important prognostic parameter and a tool for selection of patients for enrolment in clinical trials.
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- Sean R Williamson
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Resection of pancreatic metastatic renal cell carcinoma: experience and long-term survival outcome from a large center in China. Int J Clin Oncol 2019; 24:686-693. [PMID: 30847618 PMCID: PMC6525119 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-019-01399-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Purpose This study aimed to determine the outcome of pancreatic metastatic renal cell carcinoma (PmRCC) after treatment and share the relevent results. Methods In total, 13 patients with PmRCC were diagnosed and treated in our institution from December 2013 to October 2017. We retrospectively reviewed the records and analyzed the patient demographics, perioperative outcomes, and overall survival. Simultaneously, our experience including treatment and misdiagnosis was shared. Results The median time between nephrectomy and reoperation for pancreatic recurrence was 11 years (range 1–20 years). Four patients had multiple tumors and nine patients had solitary tumor. Five patients accepted distal pancreatectomy, and five patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy. One patient underwent total pancreatectomy, one patient underwent duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection plus distal pancreatectomy, and one patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and gastrointestinal bypass due to widespread metastasis with clear obstructive symptoms. The misdiagnosis rate of preoperative diagnosis at our center was 69.2% (9/13). The median follow-up duration was 26 months (range 7–53 months, until June 2018). By the end of follow-up, 12 patients were alive and one patient died of gastrointestinal bleeding within 1 month after surgery. Conclusions PmRCCs are uncommon, but pancreatic metastasectomy has a relatively good prognosis and may, therefore, be a good therapeutic choice for patients with PmRCCs. Because PmRCC occurs long after the primary tumor resection, long-term follow-up is necessary. Besides, detailed medical history and specific manifestation in imaging features could contribute to avoiding misdiagnosis.
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Jo S, Yang IJ, Song S. Surgery for metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the pancreatic head: A case report and literature review. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2019; 23:91-95. [PMID: 30863817 PMCID: PMC6405370 DOI: 10.14701/ahbps.2019.23.1.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Malignant tumors that metastasize to the pancreas are rare. Among them, renal cell carcinoma is the most common. Surgical resection is more effective in treatment for patients with pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma, although targeted therapy is applied, to advanced renal cell carcinoma. It is essential to know exact medical history of the patient, because metastasis can occur late after nephrectomy. Surgical procedure may vary, depending on location and number of tumors. We report a case of resection of a pancreatic head tumor, 20 years after nephrectomy due to renal cell carcinoma.
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- Sungho Jo
- Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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Yu Q, Kan F, Ma Z, Wang T, Lin G, Chen B, Zhao W. CT diagnosis for metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma to the pancreas: Three case reports. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13200. [PMID: 30431594 PMCID: PMC6257552 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) metastasis to pancreas is clinically rare. Misdiagnosis for these cases is frequently due to the low incidence, lack of specific clinical symptoms, and laboratory results. PATIENT CONCERNS Three female patients aged 47 years, 69 years, and 76 years, respectively, were admitted to hospital for routine examination after resection of clear cell carcinoma of kidney for 69 months, 57 months, and 123 months, respectively. All 3 cases had no specific clinical symptoms. Routine laboratory tests and common tumor markers including CEA, AFP, CA19-9, and CA125 showed no obvious abnormality. DIAGNOSIS All 3 cases were finally diagnosed with CCRCC metastasis to pancreas on the basis of CT and pathological findings. On unenhanced CT, foci of the pancreas showed single or multiple nodules or masses with mildly low or equal density and obscure boundary. On enhanced CT, the enhanced mode of foci was similar to CCRCC and showed "fast in fast out." The main body was confined in the pancreas. The peripheral structure was clear relatively. Obstruction of common bile duct, main pancreatic duct, and local infringement of foci cannot be seen. Additional metastases of right adrenal gland can be seen in one case. INTERVENTIONS All 3 cases underwent CT examination and surgical treatment, with complete removal of metastatic tumors. OUTCOMES All 3 cases underwent surgical treatment successfully, and recovered successfully after operation. LESSONS The manifestations of pancreatic metastases from CCRCC on CT show certain characteristics, which may be useful to assess the histological features of pancreatic metastases from CCRCC and facilitate the preoperative diagnosis.
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- Qian Yu
- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Cixi City, Ningbo, Zhejiang
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Zibo city, Zibo, Shandong
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- Department of Radiology, Jinshan TCM-Integrated Hospital of Shanghai City, Shanghai
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- Department of Pathology, The People's Hospital of Cixi City, Ningbo, Zhejiang
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- Department of Radiology, Jinshan TCM-Integrated Hospital of Shanghai City, Shanghai
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- Department of Surgery, Jinshan TCM-Integrated Hospital of Shanghai City, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Jinshan TCM-Integrated Hospital of Shanghai City, Shanghai
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Ouzaid I, Capitanio U, Staehler M, Wood CG, Leibovich BC, Ljungberg B, Van Poppel H, Bensalah K. Surgical Metastasectomy in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review. Eur Urol Oncol 2018; 2:141-149. [PMID: 31017089 DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2018.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CONTEXT The benefit of surgical metastasectomy (SM) for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) remains controversial because of the lack of high-level evidence on the role of SM in terms of survival benefit in the era of systemic therapy. OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic review of the literature on the role of SM in the treatment of mRCC and discuss key issues in the SM decision-making process. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A systematic search of the Embase and Medline databases was carried out and a systematic review of the role of SM in mRCC was performed. A total of 56 studies were finally included in the evidence synthesis. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS All the studies included were retrospective and mostly noncomparative. Median overall survival (OS) ranged from 36 to 142mo for those undergoing SM, compared to 8-27mo for no SM. SM was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to no SM (pooled adjusted hazard ratio 2.37, 95% confidence interval 2.03-2.87; p<0.001). Morbidity and mortality were similar for SM and primary tumor surgery. The most important prognostic factor for OS was complete resection of metastases. Other prognostic factors included disease free-survival from nephrectomy, primary tumor features (T stage ≥3, high grade, sarcomatoid features, and pathological nodal status), the number of metastases, and performance status. Lung metastasectomy seemed to show the best survival benefit. CONCLUSIONS Although no randomized clinical data are available, published studies support the role of SM in selected patients in the modern era. Complete SM allows sustained survival free of systemic treatment. Integration of SM and systemic therapy in a multimodal approach remains a valid option for some patients. PATIENT SUMMARY Surgical resection of metastases originating from renal cell carcinoma may play a role in prolonging survival and avoiding systemic therapy when complete resection is achievable. This strategy is an option for selected patients with a limited number of metastases who still have good general health status.
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- Idir Ouzaid
- Department of Urology, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, University Hospitals of KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Urology, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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Kling SM, Tannouri S, Jiang W, Yeo CJ. Pancreatic Mass in a Patient with a History of Resected Renal Cell Carcinoma and Resected Adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: A Case Report. J Pancreat Cancer 2018; 4:41-44. [PMID: 30631857 PMCID: PMC6145538 DOI: 10.1089/pancan.2018.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Metastases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the pancreas are rare, whereas recurrence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) or a primary periampullary cancer is far more common. The time elapsed between a primary tumor and a new mass can aid in differentiation between the two. Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a history of RCC status after left nephrectomy and ampullary adenocarcinoma status after pancreaticoduodenectomy presents with an incidentally found mass in his remnant pancreas. Resection of the mass via completion pancreatectomy yielded pathology consistent with metastatic RCC. Conclusions: Metastases of RCC to the pancreas often present many years after a primary resection. Conversely, recurrent PDA often presents within 5 years of resection. Resection of RCC metastases yields better survival than resection of recurrent PDA, which is controversial. We recommend resection of suspected isolated pancreatic RCC metastases due to known favorable outcomes.
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- Sarah M. Kling
- Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sellner F. Isolated pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma: an outcome of a special metastatic pathway or of specific tumor cell selection? Clin Exp Metastasis 2018; 35:91-102. [PMID: 29948649 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-018-9910-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Isolated pancreatic metastases (isPM) are a rare metastasizing pattern in the natural history of renal cell cancer. Their clinical hallmark is that they are confined to a single organ, the pancreas, while all other organs are unaffected for a long time. Almost all workers in the field suggested that mechanical tumor cell propagation to the pancreas may be the mechanism underlying this metastasizing pattern. In 2006 our group, by contrast, proposed an alternative mechanism, i.e. a special affinity of the tumor cells for the pancreas. In the present study an attempt was made to shed more light on the settlement of isPM by reviewing recent literature data. 666 observations of isPM reported in the literature were reviewed. The analyses showed that local lymphatic spread does not play a major role because the lymphatic system is, in general, rarely involved in isPM. This also applies to a local venous spread, because the site of pancreatic metastases is independent of the side affected by the primary renal cancer. But the results are compatible with a systemic metastatic pathway. That metastases in other organs, which would be expected given a systemic spread, are absent can plausibly be explained by a seed and soil mechanism: only the pancreas offers the tumor cell emboli an environment which is conducive to the growth of clinically manifest metastases, while settlement of metastatic tumor cells is prevented in all other organs.
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- Franz Sellner
- Surgical Department, Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Kundratstraße 3, A 1100, Vienna, Austria.
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Jackson G, Fino N, Bitting RL. Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma and Metastasis to the Thyroid Gland. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ONCOLOGY 2017; 11:1179554917743981. [PMID: 29242703 PMCID: PMC5724630 DOI: 10.1177/1179554917743981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy to metastasize to the thyroid gland. The aims of this study are as follows: (1) to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with thyroid involvement of RCC and (2) in patients with RCC thyroid metastasis, to determine whether RCC metastasis to glandular organs only portends a better prognosis compared with other patterns of RCC metastasis. Methods: Patients from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) diagnosed with thyroid metastasis from RCC were identified and medical records retrospectively examined. A systematic review of the literature for cases of RCC involving the thyroid gland was also performed. The clinical characteristics of the institutional cohort and the cases from the literature review were compared. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed, and overall survival (OS) was summarized using Kaplan-Meier methods. Results: The median OS for the WFBMC cohort was 56.4 months. In the literature review cohort, OS of patients with RCC thyroid metastasis was 213.6 months, and there was no statistically significant survival difference based on the site of metastasis. Median survival after thyroid metastasis from RCC for the WFBMC and literature cohort was 21.6 and 45.6 months, respectively. Conclusions: Metastatic RCC should be included in the differential of a new thyroid mass. Treatment directed at the thyroid metastasis results in prolonged survival in some cases. Further analysis into the genomic differences and mechanisms of thyroid metastasis is warranted.
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.,Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.,Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Lee SR, Gemenetzis G, Cooper M, Javed AA, Cameron JL, Wolfgang CL, Eckhauser FE, He J, Weiss MJ. Long-Term Outcomes of 98 Surgically Resected Metastatic Tumors in the Pancreas. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 24:801-807. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5619-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cheng SKH, Chuah KL. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Pancreas: A Review. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2016; 140:598-602. [DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0135-rs] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The pancreas is an unusual site for tumor metastasis, accounting for only 2% to 5% of all malignancies affecting the pancreas. The more common metastases affecting the pancreas include renal cell carcinomas, melanomas, colorectal carcinomas, breast carcinomas, and sarcomas. Although pancreatic involvement by nonrenal malignancies indicates widespread systemic disease, metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pancreas often represents an isolated event and is thus amenable to surgical resection, which is associated with long-term survival. As such, it is important to accurately diagnose pancreatic involvement by metastatic renal cell carcinoma on histology, especially given that renal cell carcinoma metastasis may manifest more than a decade after its initial presentation and diagnosis. In this review, we discuss the clinicopathologic findings of isolated renal cell carcinoma metastases of the pancreas, with special emphasis on separating metastatic renal cell carcinoma and its various differential diagnoses in the pancreas.
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Alam R, Tosoian JJ, Pierorazio PM, Johnson MH. Distant Metastases From a Small Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report. Urol Case Rep 2016; 4:59-60. [PMID: 26793584 PMCID: PMC4719795 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) less than 3 cm in diameter rarely metastasizes. In this report, we present the case of a metastatic RCC in which the primary tumor was 1.6 cm. We further review the relevant literature to highlight this rare but important clinical presentation.
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- Ridwan Alam
- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Shinohara N, Abe T. Prognostic factors and risk classifications for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Int J Urol 2015; 22:888-97. [DOI: 10.1111/iju.12858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nobuo Shinohara
- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery; Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine; Sapporo Hokkaido Japan
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- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery; Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine; Sapporo Hokkaido Japan
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BACKGROUND Isolated pancreatic metastases or pancreatic metastases with limited extrapancreatic disease are uncommon and account for only 2-4% of resected malignant pancreatic lesions in surgical series. However, clear-cell renal cell carcinoma is the predominant primary tumor and accounts for more than 60% of cases with isolated pancreatic metastases. Pancreatectomy is the treatment of choice for most patients with isolated pancreatic metastases from renal cell cancer. SUMMARY This review provides an overview of clinical presentation and diagnosis as well as surgical management, including patient selection for surgery and surgical technique for pancreatic metastases of renal cell carcinoma. KEY MESSAGE Although there is no high-level evidence that surgical resection of pancreatic metastases improves survival, the survival results of several observational series and of systematic reviews are promising and support pancreatic resection as part of a multimodal treatment. The reported median survival and 5-year survival rates after pancreatic resection range from 6 to 10 years and from 55 to 75%, respectively. Pancreatic resection is effective for local control. However, extrapancreatic progression frequently occurs. With the introduction of novel systemic therapy options such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the prognosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma has improved, and this will affect the role of pancreatic resection for metastases. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Pancreatic resection for isolated renal cell carcinoma is safe and effective, may confer a survival benefit and should, therefore, be considered in patients for whom no contraindication for surgery exists.
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- Olive Strobel
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Iesalnieks I, Machens A, Bures C, Krenz D, Winter H, Vorländer C, Bareck E, Alesina PF, Musholt T, Steinmüller T, Anthuber M, Goretzki P, Trupka A, Mayr M, Weber T, Schlitt HJ, Dralle H, Hermann M, Agha A. Local recurrence in the neck and survival after thyroidectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2014; 22:1798-805. [PMID: 25472649 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4266-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most investigations of thyroidectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are case studies or small series. This study was conducted to determine the contribution of clinical and histopathologic variables to local recurrence in the neck and overall survival after thyroidectomy for RCC metastases. METHODS The medical records of 140 patients with thyroidectomy for metastatic RCC performed between 1979 and 2012 at 25 institutions in Germany and Austria were analyzed. RESULTS The median interval between nephrectomy and thyroidectomy was 120 months. Concurrence of thyroid and pancreatic metastases was present in 23 % of the patients and concurrence of thyroid and adrenal metastases in 13 % of the patients. Clinical outcome data were available for 130 patients with a median follow-up period of 34 months. The 5-year overall survival rate was 46 %, and 28 % of patients developed a local neck recurrence at a median of 12 months after thyroidectomy. Multivariate analysis showed that invasion of adjacent cervical structures (hazard ratio [HR] 3.2; p = 0.001), patient age exceeding 70 years (HR 2.5; p = 0.004), and current or past evidence of metastases to nonendocrine organs (HR 2.4; p = 0.003) were independent determinants of inferior overall survival. Conversely, invasion of adjacent cervical structures (HR 12.1; p < 0.0001) and year of thyroidectomy (HR 5.7 before 2000; p < 0.0001) were shown to be independently associated with local recurrence in the neck by multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Although significant improvement of local disease control in patients with thyroid metastases of RCC has been achieved during the last decade, overall outcome continues to be poor for patients with locally invasive thyroid metastases.
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- Igors Iesalnieks
- Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany,
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