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Review
. 2015 Aug;27(4):392-6.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2015.04.13.

Surgical treatment of pancreatic head cancer: concept revolutions and arguments

Zhe Cao  1 , Jianwei Xu  1 , Qianqian Shao  1 , Taiping Zhang  1 , Yupei Zhao  1
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Review

Surgical treatment of pancreatic head cancer: concept revolutions and arguments

Zhe Cao et al. Chin J Cancer Res. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

As we have a deeper and more thorough understanding of the biological behavior of pancreatic head cancer, surgical treatment concepts of this lethal disease are changing all the time. Meanwhile, numerous arguments emerge. Thus, we will probe into the focuses and arguments in the surgical treatment of pancreatic head cancer in this article, including the scope of lymphadenectomy, total mesopancreas excision (TMpE), vascular resection, minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), palliative resection, surgery for recurrent disease and surgery for primary pancreatic cancer and liver metastasis.

Keywords: Surgical treatment; pancreatic head cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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