Prognosis and feasibility of en-bloc vascular resection in stage II pancreatic adenocarcinoma

  • K. Dilip Chakravarty
  • , Jun Te Hsu
  • , Keng Hao Liu
  • , Chun Nan Yeh
  • , Ta Sen Yeh
  • , Tsann Long Hwang*
  • , Yi Yin Jan
  • , Miin Fu Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

AIM: To establish the prognosis and feasibility of en-bloc vascular resection of stage II pancreatic adenocarcinoma of the head and uncinate process. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 87 patients with stage II pancreatic adenocarcinoma, who were subjected to pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) and pylorus-preserving PD (PPPD) between 1996 and 2006 in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. Twelve and 75 patients underwent PD/PPPD with and without resection of portal vein/superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV), respectively. RESULTS: The overall 1- and 3-year survival rates of patients undergoing PD/PPPD with and without vascular resection were 50.0% and 16.7%, and 44.4% and 12.2%, respectively. Morbidity and mortality rates in the PV/SMV resection vs non-resection group were 50.0% and 0.0%, and 40.0% and 2.7%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, serum bilirubin, histological differentiation and adjuvant chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors that influenced survival. CONCLUSION: In stage II adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head and uncinate process, serum bilirubin, histological differentiation and adjuvant chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors, and en-bloc vascular resection is a feasible option in carefully selected patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)997-1002
Number of pages6
JournalWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume16
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 02 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Chemotherapy
  • Pancreatic neoplasms
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Portal vein
  • Superior mesenteric vein

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