Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.  2018 Apr;23(2):65-70. 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.2.65.

Pancreatic Cancer with Brain Metastases: Case Report with Literature Review

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Uljin Medical Center, Uljin, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. cmcho@knu.ac.kr
  • 3Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
  • 4Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is well known as a relentlessly progressive and fatal disease. Although distant metastasis is common at the time of diagnosis, brain metastasis originating from pancreatic cancer is rare and its clinical manifestation remains poorly described. Additionally, it is generally known that the prognosis for patients with pancreatic cancer and brain metastasis is very poor. Surgical resection of brain metastasis may play a limited role or may allow long-term survival in patients for whom the primary pancreatic cancer is well controlled. We present a case of brain metastasis in patient with pancreatic cancer after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy and complete response to chemotherapy for hepatic metastases. Brain metastasis was resected successfully, but survival period was relatively short, even though the patient received curative treatment for pancreatic cancer. This case demonstrated that resection of brain metastatic lesion from pancreatic cancer being controlled may be helpful, but the timing of resection is also important.

Keyword

Pancreas; Neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Brain; Drug therapy

MeSH Terms

Brain*
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Pancreas
Pancreatic Neoplasms*
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Prognosis
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