"Extended Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancers." by Parul Shukla and Sujit Vijay Sakpal
 

Title

Extended Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancers.

Sanford School of Medicine Affiliation

Transplantation and Surgery

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Publication Date

2-1-2009

Keywords

Pancreatic cancer, Extended resections, Local extension

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer carries a poor prognosis. A minority of patients are considered for surgical excision. Local extension, lymph node metastasis, poor prognosis with distal spread and the lack of effectiveness of chemo and radiotherapy, have led to a nihilistic approach to this disease. This review outlines the rationale for and technique of extended resections in pancreatic cancer.

Journal Title

The Indian journal of surgery

Volume

71

Issue

1

First Page

2

Last Page

5

PubMed ID

23133099

ISSN

0972-2068

Rights

PubMed Central https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/about/copyright/

DOI

10.1007/s12262-008-0076-y

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