Current Role of Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer With Synchronous Liver Metastasis. (23rd November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Wentao; Wang, Dansong; Lou, Wenhui
• Is Part Of: Cancer control. Volume 27:Number 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11-23
• Subjects: pancreatic cancer -- liver metastasis -- surgical resection -- postoperative outcome -- selecting criteria; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Palliative treatment -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention; Medical Oncology; Neoplasms -- prevention & control; Neoplasms -- therapy; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1177/1073274820976593
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-2748

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer with synchronous liver metastasis has an extremely poor prognosis, and surgery is not recommended for such patients by the current guidelines. However, an increasing body of studies have shown that concurrent resection of pancreatic cancer and liver metastasis is not only technically feasible but also beneficial to the survival in the selected patients. In this review, we aim to summarize the short- and long-term outcomes following synchronous liver metastasectomy for pancreatic cancer patients, and discuss the potential criteria in selecting appropriate surgical candidates, which might be helpful in clinical decision-making.