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Review
. 2006 Sep 10;7(5):486-91.

Long-term survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer. A case report and review of the literature

Gian Paolo Spinelli  1 , Angelo Zullo, Adriana Romiti, Marisa Di Seri, Federica Tomao, Evelina Miele, Bruno Spalletta, Annarita Eramo, Cesare Hassan, Silverio Tomao
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  • PMID: 16998247
Review

Long-term survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer. A case report and review of the literature

Gian Paolo Spinelli et al. JOP. .

Abstract

Context: Pancreatic cancer still remains an incurable disease. The survival rate of patients in all stages of the disease is poor. Overall median survival is 3-5 months with a 12-month survival rate of 10% and a 5-year survival rate less than 5%.

Case report: We report a rare case of a long-term survivor (more than 10 years) of metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas tail controlled with subsequent surgical and chemotherapeutic strategies with an acceptable performance status and quality of life.

Discussion: This is the fifth case reported in the literature showing that long-term survival may be achieved even in advanced pancreatic cancer.

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