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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