Laparoscopic Approach for Pancreatic Leiomyosarcoma with Metachronous Liver Metastasis.
10.7602/jmis.2017.20.2.69
- Author:
Woohyung LEE
1
;
Jae Yool JANG
;
Soon Chan HONG
;
Chi Young JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatic cancer;
Leiomyosarcoma;
Laparoscopy;
Pancreatectomy;
Liver resection
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Leiomyosarcoma*;
Liver*;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Pancreatectomy;
Pancreatic Neoplasms;
Postoperative Complications;
Splenectomy;
Tail
- From:Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2017;20(2):69-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although pancreatic leiomyosarcoma (PLM) is a rare malignant pancreatic cancer, it usually shows aggressive biological features such as invasion to an adjacent organ or distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis. Radical resection is the best treatment modality but effective chemotherapies have not been identified. A 58-year-old female was referred to us complaining of intermittent left upper quadrant abdominal discomfort. Imaging studies revealed a 10-cm mass in the pancreatic tail. The patient underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy, and the pathological findings were consistent with PLM. Imaging studies 14 months after surgery revealed multiple liver metastases. Because the patient was young with a sufficient remnant liver, we performed laparoscopic metastatectomy without any postoperative complications. Patients with PLM need frequent check-ups, even after curative resection. The role of laparoscopic resection should be confirmed in the future.
