Staging for locally advanced pancreatic cancer

M.J.M. Morak (1) , J.J. Hermans (2) , H.G. Smeenk (1) , W.M. Renders (1) , J.J.M.E. Nuyttens (3) , G. Kazemier (1) , C.H.J. van Eijck (1)

1 Department of Surgery
2 Department of Radiology
3 Department of Radiotherapy

To address the role of a dedicated radiologist and high quality CT scanning in staging of patients referred with suspected locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, the value of laparoscopy in detecting CT occult metastases in these patients was assessed.

Mots clés: locally advanced pancreatic cancer ?; accurate staging ?; diagnostic laparoscopy ?; chemoradiotherapy

M.J.M. Morak, J.J. Hermans, H.G. Smeenk, W.M. Renders, J.J.M.E. Nuyttens, et al.. Staging for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009, 35 (9), pp.963. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2009.01.013⟩. ⟨hal-00556275⟩