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Radiologic Staging Of Pancreatic Cancer

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Michelle Lee<br />

Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />

PATIENT 1: UNRESECTABLE<br />

PANCREATIC ADENOCARCINOMA<br />

• 88%<br />

• mass continuous with the surface of adjacent structures<br />

• extracapsular extension<br />

• contiguous organ invasion<br />

• distant metastasis to liver or nodes<br />

• vascular involvement<br />

• ascites (indicating carcinomatosis)<br />

• Tx: supportive care and pain control<br />

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