BACKGROUND: @entity3 to the pancreas (PM) is uncommon. Several types of @entity5 were reported to metastasize to the pancreas. Surgery is advocated in selected @entity1 when technically feasible and if the @entity1 can be rendered disease free. METHODS: A retrospective review of PM @entity1 at the University of Cincinnati @entity788 Database was performed over a 7-year time period. RESULTS: Twenty @entity1 with a median age of 62.5 years were identified. Fifteen @entity1 (75%) were males and (50%) presented with @entity490 . Nine @entity1 (45.0%) were offered surgical resection, distal pancreatectomy was the most common procedure (n   =   4, 44.4%). The commonest pathology was @entity1358 (60%), followed by lung (20%), colon (15%), and breast (5%). Median @entity66 ( @entity66 ) was 96 months for @entity1358 , 7 months for other pathologies. Median survival was 19 months for @entity1358 , 8.5 months for other pathologies. Based on @entity66 , short @entity66 @entity1 ( <=12 months) had worse prognosis (2-year survival of 40%), as opposed to (2-year survival of 80%) in longer @entity66 @entity1 (P   =   0.01). @entity1358 @entity1 with a @entity66 longer than 94 months had a better survival (P   =   0.01). Survival of resected PM tended to be longer than non-resected PM (P   =   0.11). CONCLUSIONS: PM from @entity1358 carries a consistently favorable prognosis compared to other pathologies. Surgical resection of PM is a safe and viable option, and, in selected @entity1 , may improve survival. However, a period of expectant management in @entity1 with short @entity66 may be considered.

XXXX to the pancreas: the experience of a high volume center and a review of the literature.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['Pancreas'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['DFI', 'disease free interval'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancers'] @entity1358 :: ('MESH:D002292', 'Disease') :: ['RCC'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['Metastasis'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain']
@entity3 :: (MESH:D009362,Disease) :: ['Metastases']
