TITLE:
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Metastases of Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
AUTHORS:
Jing Zhu, Huihua Cai, Donglin Sun
KEYWORDS:
Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Pancreatic Metastasis; Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
26,
2013
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.