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Radiologic Assessment of Surgical<br />

Resectability: Criteria for Resectability<br />

Radiologic assessment begins with a pre-operative CT<br />

Limited sensitivity; can establish resectability in only 60% of<br />

cases<br />

Tumors are NOT resectable if:<br />

Retropancreatic <strong>and</strong> paraceliac nodal metastases<br />

Liver metastases<br />

Invasion of portal vein, main hepatic artery, or proximal<br />

branches<br />

Extrahepatic organ invasion<br />

Disseminated disease<br />

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