A case of successfully resected metachronous gastric and gallbladder metastases from pancreatic body cancer

Abstract Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) readily metastasizes to the lymph nodes, liver, lung, and peritoneum; however, gastric and gallbladder metastases are rare. We report a case of metachronous gastric and gallbladder metastases from PDAC. Case presentation The patient is a 71...

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Main Authors: Makoto Takahashi, Hideyuki Yoshitomi, Atsushi Kato, Katsunori Furukawa, Tsukasa Takayashiki, Satoshi Kuboki, Shigetsugu Takano, Kensuke Sugiura, Keishi Kawasaki, Masaru Miyazaki, Masayuki Ohtsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0581-1