Shukla Parul J, Sakpal Sujit Vijay
Department of Gastrointestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary, Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Indian J Surg. 2009 Feb;71(1):2-5. doi: 10.1007/s12262-008-0076-y. Epub 2008 Dec 18.
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.
胰腺癌的预后较差。少数患者会考虑接受手术切除。局部侵犯、淋巴结转移、远处转移导致的预后不良以及化疗和放疗效果不佳,使得人们对这种疾病采取了消极的态度。这篇综述概述了胰腺癌扩大切除术的理论依据和技术。