Vascular invasion in pancreatic cancer:Imaging modalities,preoperative diagnosis and surgical management

Pancreatic cancer is associated with a poor prognosis,and surgical resection remains the only chance for curative therapy.In the absence of metastatic disease,which would preclude resection,assessment of vascular invasion is an important parameter for determining resectability of pancreatic cancer.A frequent error is to misdiagnose an involved major vessel.Obviously,surgical exploration with pathological examination remains the'gold standard'in terms of evaluation of resectability,especially from the point ...