[A case of massive pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma successfully treated with surgical resection and postoperative everolimus administration]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 Nov;40(12):1887-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a massive tumor originating from the tail of the pancreas, with liver and lymph node metastasis. Percutaneous biopsy was performed and yielded a diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma. The patient underwent distal pancreatectomy, lateral segmentectomy of the liver, para-aortic lymph node dissection, and cytoreductive surgery for treatment of peritoneal dissemination. Octreotide was administered on post-operative day (POD) 3. Treatment with everolimus (10 mg/day) was initiated on POD 32. Stable disease according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors( RECIST) was observed for 4 months, and the patient survived for a total of 9 months after surgery. Everolimus was tolerated safely and was effective for the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Everolimus
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Palliative Care
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Sirolimus / analogs & derivatives*
  • Sirolimus / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Everolimus
  • Sirolimus