Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy and central pancreatectomy for gastric and perigastric lymph node metastases and pancreatic invasion from melanoma: a case report

Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy and central pancreatectomy for gastric and perigastric lymph node metastases and pancreatic invasion from melanoma: a case report

Abstract Background In melanoma, completely resectable metastases are surgically resected to expect to prolong relapse-free survival and overall survival. However, distant metastases of melanoma are rarely indicated for surgery because multiple metastases are often observed at diagnosis. We report a...

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Main Authors: Yuki Okawa, Yuma Ebihara, Kimitaka Tanaka, Yoshitsugu Nakanishi, Toshimichi Asano, Takehiro Noji, Yo Kurashima, Soichi Murakami, Toru Nakamura, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Keisuke Okamura, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Malignant melanoma
Central pancreatectomy
Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01027-0

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