Pancreatic cancer: does irreversible electroporation improve the quality of life and the survival in local advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma? Report of a pilot case

Patients & methods: A 59-year-old caucasic man diagnosed in January 2012 with a stage III (T4N1M0) LAPC of the body-tail (60x30mm) encasing the superior mesenteric vessels and the small gastric curve underwent a 6 months neo-adjuvant gemcitabine-based chemotherapy and was planned for Whipple pro...

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Published inPancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] Vol. 13; no. 3; p. S45
Main Authors Braucci, Antonio, Niglio, Antonello, Molino, Carlo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Elsevier B.V 01.05.2013
Elsevier Limited
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Chemotherapy
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Pancreas
Pancreatic cancer
Quality of life
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Summary:Patients & methods: A 59-year-old caucasic man diagnosed in January 2012 with a stage III (T4N1M0) LAPC of the body-tail (60x30mm) encasing the superior mesenteric vessels and the small gastric curve underwent a 6 months neo-adjuvant gemcitabine-based chemotherapy and was planned for Whipple procedure. Since the tumor was still unresectable, US-guided IRE using the NanoKnife System by Angiodynamics has been performed.
ISSN:1424-3903
1424-3911
DOI:10.1016/j.pan.2013.04.152