Pancreatic cancer. Management

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2004 Nov;96(11):784-95. doi: 10.4321/s1130-01082004001100006.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer still represents a serious medical concern for which no adequate solution has thus far been found. Surgery is the only appropriate therapy, but has a survival rate of around 30-35% at three years, with an operative mortality below 3% and an operative morbidity approaching 10% of radically resected patients, all of which applies to surgery performed by expert teams in highly experienced sites.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / mortality
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Survival Rate