Cytoreductive Surgery Combined with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Intraoperative Chemotherapy (Hipec) for Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas

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A. Fotiadou A. Iliadis A. Kalakonas Antonios-Apostolos Tentes Ch. Hristakis D. Kyziridis

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Antonios-Apostolos Tentes
Euromedica Kyanous Stavros, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Background/Aims: Squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare entity and its histogenesis is not adequately understood. Surgical resection is the only potentially curative option. Recurrent local-regionally pancreatic carcinomas are usually inoperable and are treated with palliative intent. The purpose of the study is to present the treatment strategy of a recurrent squamous cell pancreatic carcinoma with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Case Report: A 49-year-old man with local-regional recurrent squamous cell pancreatic carcinoma underwent complete (CC-0) cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). In a 6-month time he underwent secondary CRS+HIPEC for regional recurrence. Despite treatment with adjuvant systemic chemotherapy the patient died 12 months after the initial CRS with osseous metastases. Conclusions: A reliable prognosis for recurrent squamous cell pancreatic carcinoma is impossible despite complete cytoreduction in combination with HIPEC and systemic chemotherapy.

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Received: Mon 23, Mar 2020
Accepted: Mon 06, Apr 2020
Published: Thu 09, Apr 2020

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© 2019 Antonios-Apostolos Tentes. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.31487/j.AJSCR.2020.02.02