Laterality and Locality of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to Pancreatic Position; Right Kidney RCC Mechanism of Dissemination to Pancreatic Position
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Abstract
Introduction Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for approximately 3% of all adult malignancies. Although RCC does not commonly metastasize to the pancreas, it is the most common source of metastasis in the pancreas. RCC preferentially disseminates via the renal vein to common sites such as the lung, brain, and bone. Current literature does not document a physical explanation for why the pancreas is susceptible to RCC metastasis as it is upstream in the venous drainage. We hypothesize a potential undocumented local vascular or lymphatic route from the kidney to the pancreas to explain pancreatic susceptibility to RCCs. This study aims to map anatomical structures and pathways that might be responsible for metastatic spread between the right perinephric compartment and anterior paranephric compartment. Methods Four fresh frozen cadaveric specimens and 20 fixed cadaveric specimens are in the process of microdissection following vascular latex injection. A study is underway to map perinephric and anterior paranephric lymphatics and lymph nodes will be identified using GEWF (glacial acetic acid, ethanol, distilled water, and formaldehyde) and immunohistochemistry for monoclonal antibody D2–40 (a marker of lymphatic endothelium). Vasculature will be identified under a dissection microscope and further characterized using immunohistochemistry for polyclonal antibody CD31 (a pan‐endothelial marker). Preliminary results Vasculature has been observed exiting the kidney via the capsule into the perinephric fat. Microdissection has revealed a rich vessel network supplying the superior medial aspect of the perirenal space converging on the adrenal gland. In addition, vasculature has been observed extending to and running along the internal barrier of Gerota's fascia. The GEWF solution is being tested on axillary fat as a control for comparison of lymph node identification in the renal perinephric and paranephric fat. Discussion Anatomical understanding of the vascular and lymphatic pathways between the kidney and the pancreas will help determine the extent of radical resection surgery with a curative intent. In addition, our study may have implications on the local resection of tumors.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.001 |
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