Author:
Miyashita Yudai,Ose Naoko,Okami Jiro,Takami Koji,Sakamaki Yasushi,Ikeda Naoki,Hayakawa Masanobu,Higashiyama Masahiko,Kodama Ken,Susaki Yoshiyuki,Funakoshi Yasunobu,Maeda Jun,Shintani Yasushi
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
As the number of long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer is expected to increase thanks to recent advances in multidisciplinary treatment and earlier diagnoses of pancreatic cancer, we are likely to encounter more cases of postoperative pulmonary nodules. We analyzed the clinical course and prognosis of resection of pulmonary metastases from pancreatic cancer to clarify the prognostic implication of pulmonary metastasectomy for pancreatic cancer.
Method
We retrospectively analyzed 35 patients who underwent resection of lung metastases after pancreatic cancer surgery. Short- and long-term outcomes and factors associated with the prognosis were analyzed.
Results
The observation period was 20 (range, 1–101) months, with 3- and 5-year survival rates of 88.3% and 64.5% from pancreatectomy and 44.1% and 28.3% from lung resection, respectively. A univariate analysis revealed that a period from pancreatic cancer resection to pulmonary nodule shadow detection of < 15 months was associated with a significantly lower overall survival from pancreatic resection than a longer period. Conversely, histological type, stage, size of lung metastases, and resection technique were not associated with the overall survival.
Conclusion
A long-term prognosis may be expected in some cases with a disease-free interval of ≥ 15 months. Our findings suggest that the disease-free interval may influence the prognosis.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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