Avances en el diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer de páncreas / Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic carcinoma
Rev. méd. Chile
; 126(12): 1507-15, dic. 1998. ilus
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-243750
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ABSTRACT
Pancreatic carcinoma has a dismal prognosis. In the last years, great efforts have been made to improve diagnosis and preoperative staging of potentially curable carcinomas. Actually, the diagnosis of fairly small tumours is possible. Chemoradiation therapy protocols prior to pancreatectomy, aiming to improve survival, are currently being held. This therapy allows radiation to be distributed into well oxygenated cells before surgical devascularization. This procedure can be done with acceptable morbidity and mortality rates. In selected cases of irresectable carcinoma, surgical palliation allows a better quality of life. Pancreatoduodenal resection, along with other traditional oncological therapies, will continue to be the therapy of choice for patients with carcinoma of the head of the pancreas, without local or regional metastases. However, an intensive search for new therapeutic strategies, specially in the field of molecular biology, is being carried out
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International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article