Central pancreatectomy in portal annular pancreas for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Portal annular pancreas (PAP) is a rare congenital anatomical abnormality of the pancreas in which the portal vein is encircled by aberrant parenchyma, and special attention is needed for pancreatic resections. This is the first report of central pancreatectomy (CP) in a PAP for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A 76-year-old man who had a history of left nephrectomy for renal cancer not otherwise specified 36 years earlier and radical...