Is the tail of the pancreas always tumor-infiltrated when macroscopically affected during cytoreductive surgery? A clinicopathological study and experience from a high-volume center
Accepting a slightly increased morbidity, distal pancreatic resection is a reasonable approach to achieve complete macroscopic tumor resection. Nonetheless, our study shows that apparent tumor invasion is histologically rare in cases with favorable tumor biology, such as low-grade pseudomyxoma peritonei. Therefore, pancreatic resection should be avoided in cases of mucinous tumors to prevent fistula formation.
Authors
- Sebastian Blaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5830-9797)
- Pompiliu Piso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7146-4505)
- Miklos Acs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4706-5541)
- Niklas Bogovic
- Jozef Zustin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-466X)
Institutions
- University of Münster (DE)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder (DE)
- University of Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03954-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Regensburg