TY - JOUR
T1 - Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the duodenum
T2 - Treatment by classic pancreaticoduodenectomy and review of the literature
AU - Adamo, Robert
AU - Greaney, Patrick J.
AU - Witkiewicz, Agnieszka
AU - Kennedy, Eugene P.
AU - Yeo, Charles J.
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - Renal cell cancer (RCC) most commonly metastasizes to the lungs, bones, liver, renal fossa, and brain, although metastases can occur elsewhere. RCC metastatic to the duodenum is especially rare, with only a small number of cases reported in the literature. Herein, we describe a case of an 86-year-old woman with a history of RCC treated by radical nephrectomy 13 years previously. The patient presented with duodenal obstruction and anemia from a solitary duodenal mass invading into the pancreas and was treated via classic pancreaticoduodenectomy. Preoperative imaging and intra-operative assessment showed no evidence of other disease. Pathology confirmed metastatic RCC without lymph node involvement. Our case report and review of the English language literature underscore the rarity of this entity and support aggressive surgical treatment in such patients.
AB - Renal cell cancer (RCC) most commonly metastasizes to the lungs, bones, liver, renal fossa, and brain, although metastases can occur elsewhere. RCC metastatic to the duodenum is especially rare, with only a small number of cases reported in the literature. Herein, we describe a case of an 86-year-old woman with a history of RCC treated by radical nephrectomy 13 years previously. The patient presented with duodenal obstruction and anemia from a solitary duodenal mass invading into the pancreas and was treated via classic pancreaticoduodenectomy. Preoperative imaging and intra-operative assessment showed no evidence of other disease. Pathology confirmed metastatic RCC without lymph node involvement. Our case report and review of the English language literature underscore the rarity of this entity and support aggressive surgical treatment in such patients.
KW - Duodenum
KW - Metastases
KW - Pancreaticoduodenectomy
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1007/s11605-007-0426-2
DO - 10.1007/s11605-007-0426-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 18066632
AN - SCOPUS:48849116063
SN - 1091-255X
VL - 12
SP - 1465
EP - 1468
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
IS - 8
ER -