Association of the location of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (head, body, tail) with tumor stage, treatment, and survival: a population-based analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: PDAC locations in body and tail are larger, more often metastasized and less often resectable than in the pancreatic head. Whereas survival is similar after resection, survival in metastasized disease is somewhat less for PDAC in the pancreatic body and tail.
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Source: Acta Oncologica - September 28, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: van Erning FN, Mackay TM, van der Geest LGM, Groot Koerkamp B, van Laarhoven HWM, Bonsing BA, Wilmink JW, van Santvoort HC, de Vos-Geelen J, van Eijck CHJ, Busch OR, Lemmens VE, Besselink MG, Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research