The surgical treatment and outcome for primary duodenal adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Background: To investigate the early diagnosis and outcomes of surgical treatment of primary duodenal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) for curative purpose.

Method: Thirty-two PDAC patients treated surgically between February 1990 and September 2006 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: All 32 patients underwent laparotomy including 18 (56.3%) pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), six (18.7%) segmental resection (SR), and eight bypass procedures. And R0 resections were obtained in 22 patients; the other ten procedures were palliative. The total 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates in this study were 78.1% (25/32), 43.8% (14/32), and 18.8% (6/32), respectively; moreover, the 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates in patients with R0 resection were 100.0% (20/20), 70.0% (14/20), and 30.0% (6/20), which were significantly higher than those (41.7% = /12, 0%, and 0%) in patients with palliative operation (P < 0.05), respectively. Furthermore, the 5-year survival rate was 27.8% (5/18) in pancreaticoduodenectomy patients and 16.7% (1/6) in segmental resection patients, and there was no significant difference between the above two procedures (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: PD is suggested for tumor located at the first and second portion of the duodenum, and SR may be appropriate for the selected patients especially for tumors of the distal duodenum.