Predicting Pancreatic Cancer Resectability and Outcomes Based on an Objective Quantitative Scoring System.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantitatively assess the probability of tumor resection based on measurements of tumor contact with the major peripancreatic vessels.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study of pancreatic cancer patients treated between January 2001 and December 2015 in a single academic comprehensive cancer center. Radiographic measurements of the circumferential degree and length of solid tumor contact with major peripancreatic vessels were obtained from diagnostic pancreatic protocol computed tomography images and tested for correlation with tumor resection and margin status.

Results

Of 294 patients analyzed, 113 (38%) were resected, with 71 (63%) with negative margins. Based on the individual measurements of vascular involvement, a resectability scoring system (

SUBMITTER: Toesca DAS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6553971 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature