Predicting Surgical Margins in Patients With Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Resection

CONCLUSIONS: Relevant preoperative clinicopathological characteristics accurately predict positive resection margins in patients with BR/LA PDAC before resection. With further development, this model might be used to preoperatively guide surgical decision-making in patients with BR/LA PDAC.PMID:33861651 | DOI:10.1177/00031348211011129

Source: The American Surgeon - April 16, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Weizheng Ren Dimitrios Xourafas Stanley W Ashley Thomas E Clancy Source Type: research