Long-term survival should be regarded as the ultimate goal of pancreatic cancer surgery

The incidence and mortality of pancreatic cancer are increasing year by year worldwide, but the prevention and treatment effect is far from satisfactory. Surgical resection remains the main treatment for pancreatic cancer, but the advantages and disadvantages of surgery are clear. How to avoid the d...

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Published inZhong hua yi xue za zhi Vol. 101; no. 10; p. 700
Main Author Wang, C F
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 16.03.2021
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Humans
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreas - pathology
Pancreatectomy
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:The incidence and mortality of pancreatic cancer are increasing year by year worldwide, but the prevention and treatment effect is far from satisfactory. Surgical resection remains the main treatment for pancreatic cancer, but the advantages and disadvantages of surgery are clear. How to avoid the disadvantages and maximize the advantages of surgery to optimize the benefits of patients contributes the main criteria for judging whether the operation for pancreatic cancer is successful or not. In order to achieve the success of pancreatic cancer surgery, perioperative attention must be paid to the comprehensive factors including tumor, host and surgical team, especially to fully understand the limitation of TNM staging,and to emphasize the individualized comprehensive diagnosis and treatment protocol under the guidance of standardized multidisciplinary team (MDT) mode, with long-term survival as the ultimate goal of being a qualified surgical oncologist.
ISSN:0376-2491
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20201222-03435