Preoperative prediction of peripancreatic vein invasion by pancreatic head cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is often diagnosed at an advanced stage when adjacent vascular invasion is present. Accurate evaluation of presence of vascular invasion can help guide therapy. The aim of this study was to construct a nomogram for preoperative prediction of peripancreatic vein invasion in patients with pancreatic head cancer.

Study design

Data of patients with carcinoma head of pancreas and suspected peripancreatic invasion (n = 247) who underwent pancreatic resection with venous reconstruction between January 2012 and January 2017 at four academic institutions were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify independent risk factors for vein invasion from among demographic, biological, conditional host-related, a

SUBMITTER: Shen YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6288927 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature