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Is Histological Diagnosis Essential Before Resection of Suspected Pancreatic Carcinoma?

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Carcinoma of the pancreas remains a major therapeutic challenge, its incidence is increasing on a global basis (1,2) and over 6000 patients die each year in Britain from the disease (3). Only 15–20% of patients are resectable at the time of diagnosis (4,5). Trede (6) has reported the best actual 5-year survival of 24%. However this was achieved only in those patients with R0 resections. Most authors report a 2-year survival for resected patients in the region of 20% (7,8). In at least 90–95% of patients therefore, palliation of symptoms and optimising quality of life is the realistic aim of treatment.

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  1. Southampton General Hospital, University Surgical Unit, Tremona Road, SO1 6HU, Southampton, UK

    C. D. Johnson MChir, FRCS (Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Faculty of Medicine) (Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Faculty of Medicine)

  2. Surgical Unit, Royal Infirmary, 16 Alexandra Parade, G4 OSF, Glasgow, UK

    C. W. Imrie ChB, FRCS (Consultant Surgeon) (Consultant Surgeon)

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Carter, C.R., Imrie, C.W. (1999). Is Histological Diagnosis Essential Before Resection of Suspected Pancreatic Carcinoma?. In: Johnson, C.D., Imrie, C.W. (eds) Pancreatic Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0801-6_34

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