The long-term survival of patients is dependent upon the complete macroscopic resection of the tumor (R0, R1). [53] Patients with grossly incomplete resections (R2) survive less than 1 year, [11,54,55 ...

Background: Prior studies have demonstrated the poor prognostic significance of positive peritoneal cytology in pancreatic cancer surgery. It has not been determined what significance positive ...

THE results of surgical treatment of carcinoma of the head of the pancreas are disappointing. Only about 10 per cent of patients operated upon are considered candidates for removal of the neoplasm. 1 ...

Background Surgery remains the only curative option for the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The goal of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome and prognostic factors in ...

This History Maker article was written by the coauthors in collaboration with Dr. John Cameron and is based on several detailed discussions with Dr. Cameron. The paper focuses on Dr. Cameron's ...