Pancreatic cancer near the splenic hilum has a higher likelihood of splenic vessel invasion and unfavorable survival

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate whether clinical outcomes varied based on the tumor location within the pancreatic body and tail in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC).

METHODS: Ninety-five patients who had undergone a distal pancreatectomy for resectable (R) or borderline resectable (BR) PC within the pancreatic body or tail region were retrospectively investigated and divided into four groups (three subgroups of R-PC according to tumor location, and BR-PC): R-PC in the pancreatic body region (group A, n = 24), R-PC on the right side of the pancreatic tail region (group B, n = 17), R-PC on the left side of the pancreatic tail region (group C, n = 29), and BR-PC located in any region within the pancreatic body and tail (group BR, n = 25).

RESULTS: Group C patients showed a higher incidence of pretreatment splenic artery and vein involvement than group A and B patients (splenic artery: 8.3/11.8/41.4%, p < 0.010; splenic vein: 25.0/23.5/79.3%, p < 0.010, in groups A/B/C, respectively). The overall survival of group C patients was significantly unfavorable compared to that of group A and B patients (median: 3.9/4.2/2.3 years in groups A/B/C, p = 0.029, respectively). Pretreatment clinical factors were comparable between group C and group BR. Median survival rates were comparable between group C and BR patients (2.3 and 2.0 years, respectively) (p = 0.93).

CONCLUSIONS: Differences in anatomical location within the pancreatic body and tail characterize the unfavorable outcomes of PC near the splenic hilum.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:408

Enthalten in:

Langenbeck's archives of surgery - 408(2023), 1 vom: 11. Sept., Seite 353

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ueda, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Hidenori [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Shogo [VerfasserIn]
Sasaki, Kazuki [VerfasserIn]
Iwagami, Yoshihumi [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Daisaku [VerfasserIn]
Tomimaru, Yoshito [VerfasserIn]
Asaoka, Tadafumi [VerfasserIn]
Noda, Takehiro [VerfasserIn]
Tanemura, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Doki, Yuichiro [VerfasserIn]
Eguchi, Hidetoshi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anatomic location
Clinical outcomes
Journal Article
Pancreatic cancer
Splenic hilum
Splenic vessel invasion
Survival

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Date Completed 12.09.2023

Date Revised 18.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00423-023-03089-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361928491