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8402126

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
Adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic body and tail often presents late and is widely regarded as incurable by surgical resection; long-term survivors are rare. Thirteen patients underwent left resection (n = 7) or total pancreatectomy (n = 6) in a consecutive series of 105 patients with carcinoma of the body or tail of the pancreas. Comparison was made with 17 patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease. Preoperative computed tomography predicted irresectable disease when a large perivascular lymph node mass was demonstrated. Preoperative angiography predicted irresectable disease when there was encasement or obliteration of the coeliac axis or its major branches, or of the superior mesenteric artery or vein. Splenic vessel involvement was sometimes compatible with resection. After resection, median survival was 13 (range 3-50) months, with a minimum follow-up of 2 years. Five patients survived more than 2 years, and three are still alive 30, 43 and 50 months after resection. Resection of carcinoma of the body or tail of the pancreas was possible in 12 per cent of patients and long-term survival was observed in some of these.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1177-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Resection for adenocarcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University Clinic of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article