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Thick mesopancreas is a novel predictor of surgical outcomes of patients who undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy
Mesopancreas resection is a crucial but difficult procedure when performing pancreaticoduodenectomy. This study evaluated the influence of mesopancreas thickness on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing pan...
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Open AccessDisease-related protein co-expression networks are associated with the prognosis of resectable node-positive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a multifactorial disease, the molecular profile of which remains unclear. This study aimed at unveiling the disease-related protein networks associated with different...
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Prognostic value of an inflammation-based nutritional score for patients with initially unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma undergoing conversion surgery following chemo-/radiotherapy
To clarify the prognostic value of the preoperative nutrition status of patients undergoing conversion surgery (CS) for initially unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (UR-PA).
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Open AccessProbiotic-related bacteremia after major hepatectomy for biliary cancer: a report of two cases
Probiotics have been reported to be beneficial for the prevention of postoperative complications and are often used during the perioperative period. Among the probiotic-related adverse events, bacteremia is ra...
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Staging laparoscopy is mandatory for the treatment of pancreatic cancer to avoid missing radiologically negative metastases
Staging laparoscopy is considered useful for determining treatment plans for advanced pancreatic cancer. However, the indications for staging laparoscopy are not clear. This study aimed to evaluate the safety ...
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Open AccessIncreased neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio predicts recurrence in patients with well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm based on the 2017 World Health Organization classification
The prognostic values of inflammation-based markers in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms, diagnosed according to the new 2017 World Health Organization classification, have remained uncle...
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Open AccessNovel candidate factors predicting the effect of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy of pancreatic cancer
The collagen gel droplet-embedded drug sensitivity test (CD-DST) was revealed to be useful for predicting the effect of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, collectio...
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Prognostic indicators in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing total pancreatectomy
To evaluate the long-term outcomes of total pancreatectomy in a modern cohort of pancreatic cancer patients and to establish whether any factors identified prior to pancreatic resection were related to poor su...
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Open AccessNovel biomarkers distinguishing pancreatic head Cancer from distal cholangiocarcinoma based on proteomic analysis
The differentiation between pancreatic head cancer (PHC) and distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) can be challenging because of their anatomical and histopathological similarity. This is an important problem, becau...
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18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Recurrence in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
We aimed to determine whether treatment should be stratified according to 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) in pan...
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Open AccessA long-term survival case treated with conversion surgery following chemotherapy after diagnostic metastasectomy for pancreatic cancer with synchronous liver metastasis
Pancreatic cancer with distant metastases is classified as “unresectable,” for which the standard treatment is systemic chemotherapy. The effectiveness of radical resection for pancreatic cancer with distant m...
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Predictive risk factors for peritoneal recurrence after pancreatic cancer resection and strategies for its prevention
To evaluate the risk factors for peritoneal recurrence (PR) of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and to discuss the appropriate management strategies.
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Open AccessPancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with complete replacement of the pancreas by serous cystic neoplasms in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease: a case report
von Hippel-Lindau disease is a dominantly inherited multi-system syndrome with neoplastic hallmarks. Pancreatic lesions associated with von Hippel-Lindau include serous cystic neoplasms, simple cysts, and neur...
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Open AccessLocally advanced pancreatic cancer successfully treated by distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) after S-1 with radiation therapy followed by gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel therapy: a case report
The prognosis for pancreatic cancer remains dismal because many patients are diagnosed with unresectable cancer at the initial diagnosis. Recently, conversion surgery was reported as an effective treatment for...
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Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: an 18-year experience at a single Japanese Institution
This study investigated the clinicopathological features and surgical management of solid pseudopapillary neoplasms at a single institution in Japan.
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Paclitaxel as second-line chemotherapy in patients with gemcitabine-refractory pancreatic cancer: a retrospective study
We evaluated the efficacy and feasibility of paclitaxel in patients with gemcitabine-refractory pancreatic cancer. We also evaluated the correlation between tumor marker decline and response rate.
