Abstract
Background
Pancreatic tumours are most frequently primary, with lesions secondary to metastasis uncommon.
Methods
This report describes the case of a 61-year-old man who underwent resection of a right thigh leiomyosarcoma 2 years prior to presentation with obstructive jaundice. Subsequent CT and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) diagnosed metastatic leiomyosarcoma to the pancreatic head for which he underwent a Whipple’s pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Conclusion
Metastasis from an extremity leiomyosarcoma to the pancreas is an extremely rare entity, which can be diagnosed by EUS and treated successfully by pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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Burke, J.P., Maguire, D., Dillon, J. et al. Whipple’s procedure for an oligometastasis to the pancreas from a leiomyosarcoma of the thigh. Ir J Med Sci 181, 361–363 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-009-0447-9
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