Resection margin status in pancreatic cancer surgery: is it really less important than the N status?

C Fiorillo¹, G Quero^{1

2}, S Alfieri^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Digestive Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; CRMPG (Advanced Pancreatic Research Center), A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
² Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

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C Fiorillo et al. Br J Surg. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;106(11):1559.

doi: 10.1002/bjs.11356.

C Fiorillo¹, G Quero^{1

2}, S Alfieri^{1

2}

¹ Digestive Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS; CRMPG (Advanced Pancreatic Research Center), A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
² Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

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Author response to: Resection margin status in pancreatic cancer surgery: is it really less important than the N status?
Groen JV, Tummers WS, Mieog JS, Swijnenburg RJ. Groen JV, et al. Br J Surg. 2019 Oct;106(11):1559-1560. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11355. Br J Surg. 2019. PMID: 31577053 No abstract available.

Impact of resection margin status on recurrence and survival in pancreatic cancer surgery.
Tummers WS, Groen JV, Sibinga Mulder BG, Farina-Sarasqueta A, Morreau J, Putter H, van de Velde CJ, Vahrmeijer AL, Bonsing BA, Mieog JS, Swijnenburg RJ. Tummers WS, et al. Br J Surg. 2019 Jul;106(8):1055-1065. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11115. Epub 2019 Mar 18. Br J Surg. 2019. PMID: 30883699 Free PMC article.

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