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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• LEMKE, Johannes
• BARTH, Thomas F. E
• JUCHEMS, Markus
• KAPAPA, Thomas
• HENNE-BRUNS, Doris
• KORNMANN, Marko

Titel

Long-term Survival Following Resection of Brain Metastases from Pancreatic Cancer

Ist Teil von

• Anticancer research, 2011-12, Vol.31 (12), p.4599-4603

Ort / Verlag

Attiki: International Institute of Anticancer Research

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Brain metastases originating from pancreatic cancer are associated with a dismal prognosis and, generally, therapeutic options remain palliative. We present the cases of two patients that developed brain metastases after resection of a pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Brain metastases were resected successfully and neither patients developed any further tumor recurrence. These cases demonstrate that resection of brain metastatic lesions originating from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a reasonable therapeutic option with a chance for complete cure in some cases.