Diagnosis and surgical treatment of 52 patients with pancreatic body and tail carcinoma / 中国肿瘤临床

Objective:The present study discussed the clinical diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic body and tail carcinoma. Methods:The data of 52 patients with pancreatic body and tail carcinoma treated in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital from January 2008 to December 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. The data included historical materials of perioperative examination and therapy. The data of 49 cases were reviewed retrospectively, and the median survival was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. The effects of the clinicopathologic parameters on the prognosis of patients with pancreatic body and tail carcinoma were examined by the log rank test. Results:Thirty-eight patients underwent exploratory surgery among which 24 had surgical resection, and the standard procedure was distal pancreatectomy plus splenectomy. The tumor staging was stage I in five patients (13.16%), stage II in nineteen patients (50%), stage III in five patients (13.16%), and stage IV in nine patients (23.67%). The median survival time was 18.0 ± 1.23 months for patients who received radical resection and 10.0 ± 2.71 months for patients who underwent nonspecific treatment or palliative therapy. The radical resection was associated with a longer survival period than the nonspecific treatment or palliative therapy (P<0.01). Conclusion:Early diagnosis is the key to achieving long-term survival. The radical resection plays an important role in improving the surgical treatment.

Eavluation of different surgical procedures and their therapeutic effects in treatment of pancreatic cyst:a report of 118 cases / 中华肝胆外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of operation method in surgical treatment of pancreatic cyst. Method Retrospectively stastical analysis on 118 cases of pancreatic cyst was carried out.Result Thirty-one cases underwent external drainage,54 cases were subjected to internal drainage,and 33 cases to resection.Con- clusion For a genuine cyst,it is better to have it reacted.External drainage is only indicated for pseudocysts in emergent situations such as infection,hemorrhage or rupture,but is often accompanied with multiple complica- tions.Internal drainage is indicated for unresectable cysts and is superior to the external one,but it has some com- plications too.Resection of the pancreatic body and tail is the first choice for cysts located there,and it shows a good and thorough therapeutic effect with seldom recurrence.