Debate: extended resection for pancreatic cancer; the affirmative case |
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Authors: | Nakao Akimasa |
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Affiliation: | (1) Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan, JP |
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Abstract: | Background/Purpose. A clinical study was carried out to clarify the indications for extended resection of pancreatic cancer. Methods. From July 1981 to April 2000, 200 of 314 (63.7%) patients with pancreatic cancer underwent extended tumor resection. Portal vein resection was performed in 146 of the 200 (73%) resected cases. The postoperative survival rate was studied based on the operative and histopathological findings. Results. Operative death (within 30 days postoperatively) occurred in 11 of the 200 (5.5%) resected patients. Most of the patients who survived for 2 or 3 years were in the group with carcinoma-free surgical margins. Conclusion. The most important indication for an extended operation combined with portal vein resection for pancreatic cancer is the likelihood of obtaining surgical cancer-free margins. There is no indication for an extended resection in patients in whom the surgical margins will become cancer-positive if such a resection is employed. Received: August 12, 2002 / Accepted: August 24, 2002 RID="*" ID="*" Offprint requests to: A. Nakao |
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Keywords: | Extended resection Pancreatic cancer Portal vein resection Isolated pancreatectomy |
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