BACKGROUND Growing evidence shows that pancreatic tumors in different anatomical locations have different characteristics,which have a significant impact on prognosis.However,no study has reported the differences betw...BACKGROUND Growing evidence shows that pancreatic tumors in different anatomical locations have different characteristics,which have a significant impact on prognosis.However,no study has reported the differences between pancreatic mucinous adenocarcinoma(PMAC)in the head vs the body/tail of the pancreas.AIM To investigate the differences in survival and clinicopathological characteristics between PMAC in the head and body/tail of pancreas.METHODS A total of 2058 PMAC patients from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database diagnosed between 1992 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.We divided the patients who met the inclusion criteria into pancreatic head group(PHG)and pancreatic body/tail group(PBTG).The relationship between two groups and risk of invasive factors was identified using logistic regression analysis.Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis were conducted to compare the overall survival(OS)and cancer-specific survival(CSS)of two patient groups.RESULTS In total,271 PMAC patients were included in the study.The 1-year,3-year,and 5-year OS rates of these patients were 51.6%,23.5%,and 13.6%,respectively.The 1-year,3-year,and 5-year CSS rates were 53.2%,26.2%,and 17.4%,respectively.The median OS of PHG patients was longer than that of PBTG patients(18 vs 7.5 mo,P<0.001).Compared to PHG patients,PBTG patients had a greater risk of metastases[odds ratio(OR)=2.747,95%confidence interval(CI):1.628-4.636,P<0.001]and higher staging(OR=3.204,95%CI:1.895-5.415,P<0.001).Survival analysis revealed that age<65 years,male sex,low grade(G1-G2),low stage,systemic therapy,and PMAC located at the pancreatic head led to longer OS and CSS(all P<0.05).The location of PMAC was an independent prognostic factor for CSS[hazard ratio(HR)=0.7,95%CI:0.52-0.94,P=0.017].Further analysis demonstrated that OS and CSS of PHG were significantly better than PBTG in advanced stage(stage III-IV).CONCLUSION Compared to the pancreatic body/tail,PMAC located in the pancreatic head has better survival and favorable clinicopathological characteristics.展开更多
AIM： TO analyze the factors influencing radical （R0） resection rate and surgical outcome for malignant tumor of the pancreatic body and tail. METHODS： The clinical and operative data and follow- up results of 214 ...AIM： TO analyze the factors influencing radical （R0） resection rate and surgical outcome for malignant tumor of the pancreatic body and tail. METHODS： The clinical and operative data and follow- up results of 214 pancreatic body and tail cancer patients were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS： One hundred and twenty/214 pancreatic body and tail cancer patients underwent surgical treatment; the overall resection rate was 59.2% （71/120）, and the R0 resection rate was 40.8% （49/120）. Compared with non-R0 treatment, the patients receiving an R0 resection had smaller size tumor （P 〈 0.01）, cystadenocarcinoma （P 〈 0.01）, less lymph node metastasis （P 〈 0.01）, less peri-pancreatic organ involvement （P 〈 0.01） and earlier stage disease （P 〈 0.01）. The overall 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates for pancreatic body and tail cancer patients were 12.7% （251197）, 7.6% （151197） and 2.5% （5/197）, respectively, and ductal adenocarcinoma patients had worse survival rates [15.0% （9/60）, 6.7% （4/60） and 1.7% （1/60）, respectively] than cystadenocarcinoma patients [53.8% （21139）, 28.2% （11139） and 10.3% （4139）] （P 〈 0.01）. Moreover, the 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival rates in patients with RO resection were 55.3% （26/47）, 31.9% （15/47） and 10.6% （5/47）, respectively, significantly better than those in patients with palliative resection [9.5% （2/21）, 0 and 0] and in patients with bypass or laparotomy [1.2% （1/81）, 0 and 0] （P 〈 0.01）. CONCLUSION： Early diagnosis is crucial for increasing the radical resection rate, and radical resection plays an important role in improving survival for pancreatic body and tail cancer patients.展开更多
AIM To investigate the location to which a pancreatic stent should be inserted to prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) pancreatitis(PEP).METHODS Over a ten-year period at our hospital, 296...AIM To investigate the location to which a pancreatic stent should be inserted to prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) pancreatitis(PEP).METHODS Over a ten-year period at our hospital, 296 patients underwent their first ERCP procedure and had a pancreatic stent inserted; this study included 147 patients who had ERCP performed primarily for biliary investigation and had a pancreatic stent inserted to prevent PEP. We dividedthese patients into two groups: 131 patients with a stent inserted into the pancreatic head(head group) and 16 patients with a stent inserted up to the pancreatic body or tail(body/tail group). Patient characteristics and ERCP factors were compared between the groups.RESULTS Pancreatic amylase isoenzyme(p-AMY) levels in the head group were significantly higher than those in the body/tail group [138.5(7.0-2086) vs 78.5(5.0-1266.5), P = 0.03] [median(range)]. No cases of PEP were detected in the body/tail group [head group, 12(9.2%)]. Of the risk factors for post-ERCP hyperamylasemia(≥ p-AMY median, 131 IU/L), procedure time ≥ 60 min [odds ratio(OR) 2.65, 95%CI: 1.17-6.02, P = 0.02) and stent insertion into the pancreatic head(OR 3.80, 95%CI: 1.12-12.9, P = 0.03) were identified as independent risk factors by multivariate analysis.CONCLUSION Stent insertion up to the pancreatic body or tail reduces the risk of post-ERCP hyperamylasemia and may reduce the risk of PEP.展开更多
INTRODUCTION The most common symptoms of the pancreatic body and tail carcinoma are epigastric pain, asthenia and back pain. However, these symptoms are nonspecific, which as a consequence leads to late diagnosis as w...INTRODUCTION The most common symptoms of the pancreatic body and tail carcinoma are epigastric pain, asthenia and back pain. However, these symptoms are nonspecific, which as a consequence leads to late diagnosis as well as a low resection rate between 10% and 30%, with a 5 years overall survival rate below 10%.展开更多
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is the most common and critical complication after pancreatic body and tail resection.How to effectively reduce the occurrence of pancreatic fistula and conduct timely treatment...Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is the most common and critical complication after pancreatic body and tail resection.How to effectively reduce the occurrence of pancreatic fistula and conduct timely treatment thereafter is an urgent clinical issue to be solved.Recent research standardized the definition of pancreatic fistula and stressed the correlation between POPF classification and patient prognosis.According to the literature,identification of the risk factors for pancreatic fistula contributed to lowering the rate of the complication.Appropriate management of the pancreatic stump and perioperative treatment are of great significance to reduce the rate of POPF in clinical practice.After the occurrence of POPF,the treatment of choice should be determined according to the classification of the pancreatic fistula.However,despite the progress and promising treatment approaches,POPF remains to be a clinical issue that warrants further studies in the future.展开更多
Despite the advance of diagnostic modalities, carcinoma in the body and tail of the pancreas are commonly presented at a late stage. With unresectable lesions, long-term survival is extremely rare, and surgery remains...Despite the advance of diagnostic modalities, carcinoma in the body and tail of the pancreas are commonly presented at a late stage. With unresectable lesions, long-term survival is extremely rare, and surgery remains the only curative option for pancreatic cancer. An aggressive approach by applying extended distal pancreatectomy with the resection of the celiac axis may increase the resectability and analgesic effect but great care must be taken with the arterial blood supply to the liver and stomach. Sometimes, accidental injury to the pancreatoduodenal artery compromises collateral blood flow and leads to fatal complications. Therefore, knowledge of any alternative restoration of the compromised collateral flow before surgery is essential. The present case report shows a patient with a pancreatic body cancer in whom the splenic, celiac, and common hepatic arteries were involved with the tumor, which extended almost to the root of the gastroduodenal artery. We modified the procedure by reanastomosis between the proper hepatic artery and middle colic artery without vascular graft. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on post-operative day 19. The patient was immediately free of epigastric and back pain.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Growing evidence shows that pancreatic tumors in different anatomical locations have different characteristics,which have a significant impact on prognosis.However,no study has reported the differences between pancreatic mucinous adenocarcinoma(PMAC)in the head vs the body/tail of the pancreas.AIM To investigate the differences in survival and clinicopathological characteristics between PMAC in the head and body/tail of pancreas.METHODS A total of 2058 PMAC patients from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database diagnosed between 1992 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.We divided the patients who met the inclusion criteria into pancreatic head group(PHG)and pancreatic body/tail group(PBTG).The relationship between two groups and risk of invasive factors was identified using logistic regression analysis.Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis were conducted to compare the overall survival(OS)and cancer-specific survival(CSS)of two patient groups.RESULTS In total,271 PMAC patients were included in the study.The 1-year,3-year,and 5-year OS rates of these patients were 51.6%,23.5%,and 13.6%,respectively.The 1-year,3-year,and 5-year CSS rates were 53.2%,26.2%,and 17.4%,respectively.The median OS of PHG patients was longer than that of PBTG patients(18 vs 7.5 mo,P<0.001).Compared to PHG patients,PBTG patients had a greater risk of metastases[odds ratio(OR)=2.747,95%confidence interval(CI):1.628-4.636,P<0.001]and higher staging(OR=3.204,95%CI:1.895-5.415,P<0.001).Survival analysis revealed that age<65 years,male sex,low grade(G1-G2),low stage,systemic therapy,and PMAC located at the pancreatic head led to longer OS and CSS(all P<0.05).The location of PMAC was an independent prognostic factor for CSS[hazard ratio(HR)=0.7,95%CI:0.52-0.94,P=0.017].Further analysis demonstrated that OS and CSS of PHG were significantly better than PBTG in advanced stage(stage III-IV).CONCLUSION Compared to the pancreatic body/tail,PMAC located in the pancreatic head has better survival and favorable clinicopathological characteristics.
文摘AIM： TO analyze the factors influencing radical （R0） resection rate and surgical outcome for malignant tumor of the pancreatic body and tail. METHODS： The clinical and operative data and follow- up results of 214 pancreatic body and tail cancer patients were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS： One hundred and twenty/214 pancreatic body and tail cancer patients underwent surgical treatment; the overall resection rate was 59.2% （71/120）, and the R0 resection rate was 40.8% （49/120）. Compared with non-R0 treatment, the patients receiving an R0 resection had smaller size tumor （P 〈 0.01）, cystadenocarcinoma （P 〈 0.01）, less lymph node metastasis （P 〈 0.01）, less peri-pancreatic organ involvement （P 〈 0.01） and earlier stage disease （P 〈 0.01）. The overall 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates for pancreatic body and tail cancer patients were 12.7% （251197）, 7.6% （151197） and 2.5% （5/197）, respectively, and ductal adenocarcinoma patients had worse survival rates [15.0% （9/60）, 6.7% （4/60） and 1.7% （1/60）, respectively] than cystadenocarcinoma patients [53.8% （21139）, 28.2% （11139） and 10.3% （4139）] （P 〈 0.01）. Moreover, the 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival rates in patients with RO resection were 55.3% （26/47）, 31.9% （15/47） and 10.6% （5/47）, respectively, significantly better than those in patients with palliative resection [9.5% （2/21）, 0 and 0] and in patients with bypass or laparotomy [1.2% （1/81）, 0 and 0] （P 〈 0.01）. CONCLUSION： Early diagnosis is crucial for increasing the radical resection rate, and radical resection plays an important role in improving survival for pancreatic body and tail cancer patients.
文摘AIM To investigate the location to which a pancreatic stent should be inserted to prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) pancreatitis(PEP).METHODS Over a ten-year period at our hospital, 296 patients underwent their first ERCP procedure and had a pancreatic stent inserted; this study included 147 patients who had ERCP performed primarily for biliary investigation and had a pancreatic stent inserted to prevent PEP. We dividedthese patients into two groups: 131 patients with a stent inserted into the pancreatic head(head group) and 16 patients with a stent inserted up to the pancreatic body or tail(body/tail group). Patient characteristics and ERCP factors were compared between the groups.RESULTS Pancreatic amylase isoenzyme(p-AMY) levels in the head group were significantly higher than those in the body/tail group [138.5(7.0-2086) vs 78.5(5.0-1266.5), P = 0.03] [median(range)]. No cases of PEP were detected in the body/tail group [head group, 12(9.2%)]. Of the risk factors for post-ERCP hyperamylasemia(≥ p-AMY median, 131 IU/L), procedure time ≥ 60 min [odds ratio(OR) 2.65, 95%CI: 1.17-6.02, P = 0.02) and stent insertion into the pancreatic head(OR 3.80, 95%CI: 1.12-12.9, P = 0.03) were identified as independent risk factors by multivariate analysis.CONCLUSION Stent insertion up to the pancreatic body or tail reduces the risk of post-ERCP hyperamylasemia and may reduce the risk of PEP.
文摘INTRODUCTION The most common symptoms of the pancreatic body and tail carcinoma are epigastric pain, asthenia and back pain. However, these symptoms are nonspecific, which as a consequence leads to late diagnosis as well as a low resection rate between 10% and 30%, with a 5 years overall survival rate below 10%.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81472705).
文摘Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is the most common and critical complication after pancreatic body and tail resection.How to effectively reduce the occurrence of pancreatic fistula and conduct timely treatment thereafter is an urgent clinical issue to be solved.Recent research standardized the definition of pancreatic fistula and stressed the correlation between POPF classification and patient prognosis.According to the literature,identification of the risk factors for pancreatic fistula contributed to lowering the rate of the complication.Appropriate management of the pancreatic stump and perioperative treatment are of great significance to reduce the rate of POPF in clinical practice.After the occurrence of POPF,the treatment of choice should be determined according to the classification of the pancreatic fistula.However,despite the progress and promising treatment approaches,POPF remains to be a clinical issue that warrants further studies in the future.
文摘Despite the advance of diagnostic modalities, carcinoma in the body and tail of the pancreas are commonly presented at a late stage. With unresectable lesions, long-term survival is extremely rare, and surgery remains the only curative option for pancreatic cancer. An aggressive approach by applying extended distal pancreatectomy with the resection of the celiac axis may increase the resectability and analgesic effect but great care must be taken with the arterial blood supply to the liver and stomach. Sometimes, accidental injury to the pancreatoduodenal artery compromises collateral blood flow and leads to fatal complications. Therefore, knowledge of any alternative restoration of the compromised collateral flow before surgery is essential. The present case report shows a patient with a pancreatic body cancer in whom the splenic, celiac, and common hepatic arteries were involved with the tumor, which extended almost to the root of the gastroduodenal artery. We modified the procedure by reanastomosis between the proper hepatic artery and middle colic artery without vascular graft. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on post-operative day 19. The patient was immediately free of epigastric and back pain.
