Pulmonary resection for isolated pancreatic adenocarcinoma metastasis: an analysis of outcomes and survival.

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine if pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) for isolated pancreatic cancer metastases is safe and effective.

Methods: This was a retrospective case-control study of patients undergoing PM at our institution from 2000 to 2009 for isolated lung metastasis after resection for pancreatic cancer. Clinical and pathologic data were compared with a matched reference group.