Type:
Journal
Description:
Pancreas is frequently site of isolated metastasis, approximately in the 40% of cases in patient with previous history of malignant neoplasia, more frequently from renal cell carcinoma. The melanoma metastasis can also interest the pancreas in case of disseminated disease (50% of the cases); more rarely the pancreas is site of isolated metastases from melanoma. The treatment of the pancreatic metastases from melanoma is controversial: the therapeutic choices are few and the role of surgery is not well defined. If ...
Publisher:
CIC Edizioni internazionali
Publication date:
1 Jan 2011
Biblio References:
Volume: 32 Issue: 3 Pages: 137
Origin:
Il Giornale di chirurgia