Recent knowledge on resection margin of pancreatic head cancer / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy is extremely important for patients who suffered from pancreatic head cancer achieving long-term survival.Accurate understanding on composition of resection margin of pancreaticoduodenectomy specimens is pivotal for standardized labeling and testing.Standardization of pathological examination and accurate diagnosis of surgical margin status play an important role in prognosis of patients.Currently,different centers have a different definition of surgical margins for pancreatic head cancer.In this paper,based on the related literature,the authors discuss issues related to surgical margins of pancreatic head cancer.