Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Metastases of Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Jing Zhu, Huihua Cai, Donglin Sun

Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Changzhou, Soochow University, Changzhou, China.

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.411098                

Abstract

Unlike primary pancreatic carcinoma, metastases to the pancreas are rare and their resection may be performed as a palliative treatment due to poorly defined outcome. We herein present an extremely rare case of pancreatic metastases of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy with tumor-free survival within postoperative 35-month follow-up. Pancreatic resection for metastatic MFH to the pancreas should be considered in selected patients. Long-term survival or good palliation may be achieved.

Keywords

Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Pancreatic Metastasis; Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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