Case report shows successful resection of liver and lung metastases in pancreatic cancer, indicating potential for better outcomes.
INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a poor prognosis, especially in patients with distant metastases. However, recent advances in multidisciplinary treatment strategies, including surgical resection, have led to successful outcomes even in patients with metastatic PDAC. Nevertheless, few cases have been reported with 2 or more resections of metachronous distant metastases. Herein, we report a case of PDAC in which a metachronous hepatic metastasis was successfully resected following prolonged chemotherapy after curative pancreatectomy and in which a metachronous pulmonary metastasis was subsequently resected following additional chemotherapy.
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