Partial pancreatic head resection for pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

We report partial pancreatic head resection for pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma. A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital without any complaint. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic showed a hypervascular tumor 1.5 cm in diameter in the head of the pancreas. We performed partial head resection preserving the duct of Wirsung and the duct of Santorini. He is presently alive and well without any evidence of recurrent disease 18 months after the operation. Isolated pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma enables surgeons to perform partial pancreatic head resection in selected cases.