Surgical case reports
Pancreatic Cancer after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Case Report of Long-Term Recurrence-Free Survival after Pancreaticoduodenectomy Followed by Adjuvant Chemotherapy
By Matsuya N, Takeda Y, Irie S and 6 others.
Abstract
Introduction
Malignancies are a major cause of late mortality after liver transplantation (LT), with an incidence significantly higher than that in the general population. Pancreatic cancer (PC) occurring after LT carries a dismal prognosis; however, the feasibility and outcome of surgery and perioperative chemotherapy remain unclear.
