Usefulness of Color Coding Resected Samples from a Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Tissue Marking Dyes for a Detailed Examination of Surgical Margin Surrounding the Uncinate Process of the Pancreas.

CONCLUSION: By subclassifying the MUP with tissue marking dyes of different colors, we could confirm regional characteristics of MUP (+). As a result, circumferential superior mesenteric arterial nerve plexus-preserving pancreticoduodenectomy was able to be performed in R0 operations in selected patients while a better postoperative quality of life was maintained. Furthermore, Area D (+) represents an extension beyond the limit of the local disease and may indicate the need for early aggressive adjuvant chemotherapy.
PMID: 28331142 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - March 25, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mizutani S, Suzuki H, Aimoto T, Yamagishi S, Mishima K, Watanabe M, Kitayama Y, Motoda N, Isshiki S, Uchida E Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research