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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;10(6):860-863.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn-21-398.

Why surgeons care about systemic chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer?

Stefan Heinrich  1
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Editorial

Why surgeons care about systemic chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer?

Stefan Heinrich. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2021 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/hbsn-21-398). The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Concept of borderline resectability (the definitions are a summary/interpretation from several international classifications): (A) shows a resectable tumor without contact to sma (superior mesenteric artery) or smv. (B) The CT reveals a tumor contact to the smv (160°) and the sma (borderline resectable). (C) The CT scan shows a tumor which surronds the sma and occludes the smv confluence (locally advanced, unresectable). Short arrows: tumor. CT, computed tomography.
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