Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is essential to improving the effect of treatment / 中华外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To explore the relation between tumor TNM of pancreatic cancer and treatment, and to summarize the experience in diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The data on 321 patients with pancreatic cancer treated at our hospital between January 1990 and December 2000 were reviewed retrospectively. Radical resection and survival for various TNM stages were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The rates of radical resection for stage I, stage II, stage III, stage IVA, and stage IVB were 100%, 100%, 82.6%, 12.3% and 2.1% respectively. The 1-, 3- and 5-year survivals of stage I, II were 73.3%, 40.0% and 30.0% respectively, and higher than those of other groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosed early can undergo radical resection. The elevation of early diagnosis rate is significant for the improvement of survival.</p>